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CHAPTER - 4
THE JAIN TEMPLE
4.1 THE ORIGIN OF JAIN TEMPLES
A Jain temple is the place of worship of Jain community to Tirthankar, Derasar is a word utilized for a Jain temple in Gujarat and southern Rajasthan. Basadi is a Jain place of worship or temple in Karnataka. The word is utilized basically as a component of south India and, furthermore, in Maharashtra. Its true use in northern India is protected in the names of the temples of Vimala Vasahi and Luna Vasahi of Mount Abu.
A Vatteluttu inscription discovered from Talakkavu at Putadi near pulpally reveals the connection of Talakkavu Jain temple with Trikkannamatilakam, which was the most important Jain centre of ancient Kerala. The script and language of the inscription would suggest that the Jain temples settled here in the 9th to 10th AD. Today there are neither Jains nor Jain temples available.
4.2 EVOLUTION OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
4.2.1 Jain Philosophy
The Jain structure, similar to the Buddhist structure, is not mysterious. It does not see the proximity of a creator or God. Another fundamental component is that it is the pluralist system. Souls are numerous, infinite. Moksha maintenance is not unusual, but rather the realization of the impeccable soul, splendid and blessed has no body or physical exercise. Religious method of reasoning Jainism shows that there are nine truths or substances (Nav-tattva) are: (1) soul (jiva), (2) non-soul (ajiva), (3) legitimate (Punya), (4) sin or failure, (5) waves of Karma (asrava), (6) stop the karmic matter (Samvara), (7) oppression (bandha), (8) release karmic matter (nirjara), and (9) possibility (moksha) (Flugel, Peter, 2003, pp. 7-53) (Flugel, Peter, 2006, pp. 91-112).
Karma Philosophy
The word has two ramifications, one is "any activity" and the other is fine particles that are absorbed and adhere to the spirit because of its development. What is being done is that "karma" is the actual institution of the term kamma. Both suggestions conform to
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