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darkened in the darkness of time. In any case, these remain are a declaration of the strong Jain tradition of Bihar.
The Jalmandir, a temple of white marble, in the middle of a lotus pond, is the place where Lord Mahavira was cremated. There is another samosaran temple is constructed near this site.
Figure: 7.1- Samosaran Temple. Source: - (Author)
Pawapuri and Nalanda, accumulate many reasons to make it a sacred place of fundamental importance for the Jains. It is recognized that, the Lord Sri Mahavira spend here fourteen rainy seasons, he stayed here for many years; Furthermore, Muni Suvaratanath, the twentieth Jain Tirthankar, was born here. The contemporary Rajgir is a remarkable pilgrimage for Jainism. There are five hill, these are Bipulachal, Ratnagiri, Udaygiri, Swarna giri and Vaibhargiri. On the Bipulachal hill Lord Sri Mahviara given his first sermon after, enlighten. These hills have numbers of Jain temples on the top. The temples of Swetamber and Digamber sect were constructed in the city of Rajgir.
Ara, 61 km from Patna, is another Jain destination in Bihar. Several relics, antiques and ancient temples of Jain revealed that Jainism flourished here since after the 600 BC.
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