Prabuddha Jivan 2017 07

SR No.: 526108
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sejal Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh
Publication Year: 2017
Total Pages: 52
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Prabuddha Jivan, & India
File Size: 2 MB

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PRABUDDHJEEVAN
JULY 2017
etc. had contributed to the literary field during the same inscriptions are found. Mrgesavarvarman's in period. Chittod was the capital of Paramaras where inscription (450-478 A.D.) states that a huge donation Kalakacarya and Haribhadra devoted their lives for he was made to Digambaras, Svetambaras, Kurcakas development of Jain art and architecture. During and Yapaniyas. Belagaon and Kolhapur were also Candela dynasty, Khajuraho, Devagadh, Mahoba, ruled over by Silaharas of Konkana who built their huge Madanapur, Canderi, Ahar, Papora, and Gwaliar Jain temples like Adataraditya, Satyavakya, became famous for their Jain art. Some important Candraprabha, Ratta, etc. Vatapi, Ehol, Meguli were inscriptions, Toranas, images and other sculptural also Jain centers of this period when Pulakesi First, material are found in Tripuri.
Kirtivarman, and Ravikirti constructed Jain temples. As mentioned earlier, Bihar has been a prominent In Andhra Pradesh state since very early days with regard to Jain culture. Andhra Pradesa has been a stronghold center of It is the Parinirvanabhumi of so many Tirthankaras and Jainism. Acaryakundakunda (1st c. A.D.), the spiritual is enriched through Jain statues, relics, sculpture etc. leader of the time hails from Kondakunda situated on at Radiograph, Melinda. Parsvanatha hill, the boarder of Andhrapradesha. King Vishnuvardhan Simbhabhumi, Barabar hill, Patna, Pavapuri etc. The of Calukyas, Akalavarsa, Amoghavarsa, and earliest Jain images are recovered in Bengal from Krashnaraja of Rashtrakutas, Bhima, Ganga Surohar and Mandoil of Mathura style. The images of Vijayaditya, Durgaraj etc. of Vengis, Tailapa, Jain Tirthankaras found in Udisa at Udaigiri-Khandagiri, Vikramaditya of BadamiCalukyas, some kings of and some other places such as Keonjhar, Velanatichoda period patronized Jainism by way of Mayurabhanja, Jaipur, Cuttack are very beautiful from constructing temples, Vasadis and Vidyapeethas. artistic point or view.
Some of them, afterwards, were occupied by In Gujarat and Rajasthan
Virasaivaitas and Lingayatas, who have been great Gujarat and Rajasthan have been strongholds of destructors of Jain monuments and the community as Jainism since an early time. Satrunjaya, Girinar, are well. 176. Jainism in Karnataka goes back at least to Siddhaksetras of Jainism. Rastrakutas and Calukyas, Bhadrabahu and Candragupta Maurya who migrated Pratiharas, Paramaras, Cauhan and other dynasties to South India via Ujjain with twelve thousand disciples patronized Jainism and its art and architecture. due to severe calamity and famine into he North. Hemacandracarya was a court poet of Jayasimha and Simhanandin, the Jaincarya, established Gangavadi Kumarapala. Vastupala and Tejapala who were dynasty. Jainism was its state religion for about seven ministers of Baghelas of Solanki branch built a large hundred years during which hundreds of Jain number of Jain temples at Girinar, Abu, Satrunjaya, monuments were erected by the kings. Pujyapada, etc. They are also found in large number at Ranakapur, Prabhacandra, Jinasena, Gunanandi, Patrakesari, Udaipur, Sirohi, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Alwar and Puspadanta, Vidyanada, Anantavirya, Joindu etc. get so many places. The existence of Jainism in Punjab the patronage of the dynasty. Of the kings the name and Sindh can traced out long before the Christian era of Racamalla Satyavakya may be specially mentioned from the sites of Mohanjodaro, Harappa, Taksasila, under whose reign Camundaraya, his great minister Simhapur, Sindhudesh, Lahore etc.
erected the colossal statue of GomatesvaraBahubali, In Maharashtra
the unparallel statue in the world. After Rashtrakutas The inscriptional history of Jainism in Maharashtra Jainism got set back. One Vasava murdered his starts with the Parle inscription of first c. A.D. that master Vijjala, the Kalacuri Jain king and perished commences with “Namo Arihantanam". Keljher, Jainism and its adherents. He established an Pavanar, Nagpur, Bhandara, Remtek, Akola, Karanja, independent sect named Lingayata and persecuted Achalpur, Latur, Bhadravati etc. are main Jain ancient the Jains. From Jain archaeological standpoint, the sites with archaeological remains. Sirpur is famous for main sites are Mangal, Nandidurga, panditarahalli, its artistic decoration. Malakhed was found inhabitant Candrasalavasadi, Aarapur, Arkettar, Sarangipattam, when Padaliptacarya visited in about 1st c. A.D., Jain Halebid, kelasaur, Aihole, Marol, Honwad, Honnur, caves are found at Ellora, Nasik, Dharasiva, Kalholi, Mulguna, Lakkundi, Nagire, Billigi are the main (Osmanabad) etc. Pratishthanpur, Belgaon, Kolhapur, places where the Jain monuments are richly available. Ehol, Alaktakanagara, Kunthalgiri, Ardhapur,
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