Mahavira Jayanti Smarika 1975

SR No.: 014031
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Bhanvarlal Polyaka
Publisher: Rajasthan Jain Sabha Jaipur
Publication Year: 1975
Total Pages: 446
Language: English, Hindi
Classification: Seminar & Articles
File Size: 11 MB

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Mysoore.19 Voice of Ahinsa, Sept. 1970 on its page 212 has given a Photo of Suparsvanath image which contains 5 hoods serpents at head & Sv stika at Pedestal. Jain cave at Khandgiri (Orissa) contains serpants at its gate to represent Jain Tirthankara. Suparsvanath's emblem Svastika is also found along with 2 serpents on the tiles of Geomestrie period of antigue Greece,20 The nude yogi Suparsva Nath while going to Afghanistan, Iran, Egypt, Greece, Africa, Europe, America etc. foreign countries on Six-Khanda religious tour visited Haryana, Punjab, Himachal, Sindh, Texila and Indus Valley, and being influenced with his teachings the people of those places worshipped him and installed his images and his representing figures Svastika, and serpents in his honour and memory. A seal bearing 2 snakes, one on each side of a nude yogi (Suparsvanath's) discovered from Mohen Jodaro21 (Sindhu Ghati) leaves no room to doubt Suparsvanath's worship through serpents and Swastika worship.22 Thus historicity of Suparsva Nath 7th Tirthankara can not be denied, Vedas, non Jain literature Hindu & Muslim Kings respect coupled with archacological evidence, prove well the historicity of Suparsva Nath.
The 23rd Tirthankara Parasvanath is admittedly an hisiorical person 23 His royal emblem is serpent24 which is focad on all his image-pendestals when he was in deep meditation at Ram Nagar of district Bareilly in U.P. the king of serpents Dharnendra spreaded his large hood as Umbrella on his head to save against the heavy evil rain caused by his previously birthed enemy and his queen Padmavati got him seated at her raised hood to protect against the rain flood water. From this very day the place is called Ahi (serpent) Chhatra (Umbrella) in the memory of this great event. This historical fact is well supported by archaeological evidence as such hooded serpent miraculous image of Parsvanatha is discovered from Ahi Chhatra, which may be seen even to day in Jain Temple there.
The Kings being followers of Parsvanath and his image with canophy of sevin hooded serpent (Nag) on his head (shish) were called Shish Nag VansiHistory corroborates the fact that famous historical Enperor of Magadha (Bihar). Shrehik Bimbsar was of Shish-Nag Vans.
19. Jain Shila-lekh Singrah, Vol. I. 20. H. Th. Bossert Ornament (London) 1924, Plate II fig. 4-7-9. 21. Ahinsa Bani, 1963, p. 214. 22. Our article “Miracles of Swastika,” Debe Dhuwani (Agra) March 1968, p.15. 23. VOA Parsvanath Special Edition. 24. Images of Parsvanath contain 3, 7, 11, (108 or 1001) serpent hood at his head.
Anekant, Aug. 1970 p. 112.