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Chapter 02
Three Field Trip Reports
Then is it unjustifiable to think and explore possibility of Nandi Parvat as 'Sinh Nishadhya Prasad' & Mount Kailash region as Ashtapad, which has a thin line of doubt between natural formation and human work? We in the present civilization have religious texts to support this theory. Let us compare Shetrunjay Maha Tirth with Ashtapad Maha Tirth. Religious Texts read Shetrunjay base has shrunk from Visnagar to Vallabhipur and now to Palitana. The base shrunk considerably from 50 yojan to the present state. The top has shrunk from 10 yojan and the height from 8 yojan to the present smaller state In case of Ashtapad which is mentioned in the Text as Mt. Kailash, the Text reads: base stood 12 'yojan from Ayodhya and height 32 'kos. The base of Mt. Kailash at present stands near Tarchen village of Tibet, and the height stands at 22000 ft above MSL (mean sea level). Are the shrinking processes at Shetrunjay and Ashtapad not comparable?
References Dr. Balaji - Koba Jain Insititute 1998. Dr. Ramanlal C. Shah. Mumbai 1998. Bhogilal Laherchand Insititute of Indology Delhi 1998. Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts New Delhi 1998. Anantacharya Institute of Indology (Post Graduate Centre) (Recognised by Mumbai University) 1998. Dr. Lata Bothra, Jain Bhawan, Calcutta 1999. Dr. Kumarpal Desai, Ahmedabad 1999. "NAMO TITHASS" Trust New Delhi 1999.
Acknowledgement I thank Dr. Rajnibhai Shah, New York (USA) for sponsoring me as Ashtapad Research Team (member) in 2006. I thank Shri Hemubhai Sheth Mumbai for sponsoring me as Ashtapad Research Team Team Leader) in 2007. I am grateful to all who have guided and supported me for this noble cause.
Research yet not concluded Participation of Jain Community requested.
Shree Ashtapad - a possibility
| SR No. | 009860 |
| Book Title | Ashtapad Maha Tirth 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Rajnikant Shah, Others |
| Publisher | USA Jain Center America NY |
| Publication Year | 2012 |
| Total Pages | 532 |
| Language | Hindi, Sanskrit, Gujarati |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 26 MB |