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4.6.4.3 Sri Swetamber Jain Temple Kakan Location : Lachhuar Date of Construction : 1870's Temple Type - Sri Suvidhinath Swetamaber Jain Temple Plate Number: - XXXVI
Historical Background The history of the sanctuary begins with the ninth Tirthankar Sri Suvidhinath. According to the Swetamber traditions, the four Kalnayaks (Chayvan, Janm, Diksha and Keval Gnan) of Sri Suvidhinath have occurred here. Sri Suvidhinath is also called Pushpadanta (Society, Shri Jain Swetamber, 2018).
Architectural Features of the Temple The size of garbhagriha is rectangular 82-0" x 10'-0" followed by antarala followed by rectangular mandapam of 362-9” x 212-3” followed by ardhamandam. The elevation form is completely derived from nagara style with exception of intricately carved cement mortar corbelled arches, ceiling, columns and other surfaces. The total height of temple is 432-8". The temple is constructed with brick and lime and intricately carved in cement mortar.
4.6.5 Bhagalpur 4.6.5.1 Sri Champapur Digamber Jain Siddha Kshetra Bada Mandir, Nathnagar Location : Nathnagar, Bhagalpur Date of Construction : 1760's Temple Type - Sri Vasupujya Digamber Jain Temple Plate Number: - XXXVII
Historical Background
Champapur is rather old and historic Teerth Kshetra. Champapur is the only "Panch Kalyanaka Kshetra" in the world. It is related to Panch Kalyanaka: - "(i) Garbha, (ii) Janma, (iii) Tapa, (iv) Gyan and (v) Moksha" of the 12th Tirthankar Bhagwan and arrival of "samosaran" of all the twenty-four Tirthankars.
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