Prabuddha Jivan 2017 11

SR No.: 526112
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sejal Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh
Publication Year: 2017
Total Pages: 60
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Prabuddha Jivan, & India
File Size: 3 MB

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in it.
decorated with madhulata, there are excellent 9. Rsabhanatha : sculptures on the lower portion of the image.
Rsabhanatha with 24 Tirthankaras is found, 3. Rasabhanatha:
wearing a crown, a beautiful umbrella is flying over Next to the two images of Parsvanatha, the 3rd his head. Below the figure, carved with different types one is that of Rasabhnatha wearing a beautiful mukuta of beautiful sculptures and animal figure, mainly bull, on his head. Bhagavana Rasabha- natha, the 1st his emblem, is found. Tirthankara is guarded by guards, while there is a beautiful parasol over his head. The image is encircled
Another figure of Rsavbhadeva with Astagraha by female figure.
is found. It is about 1.5 feet high and guarded. There 4. The leftside of the 2nd room contains 3 broken is also a beautiful mukut and parasol over his sculptures. While the 1st one is also a broken figure head. He is in padmasana and his emblem lying below surrounded by guards. It is of 10th c.A.D. It is believed the figure may be of Rasabhnatha. Gomed and Ambika
Thus the museum contains five figures of and 3rd one, but both are in a dilapidated condition. A
Rsabhadeva image, four of Parsvanatha image. Beside Tirthankara figure is found over his head.
it there is only one figures of Mahavira is found along 5. Parsvanatha:
with Rsabhadeva. That particular piece of stone A central place of the temple is depicted by a large contains the 1st and last Tirthankara image which is a figure of Parsvanatha, It is about 6-1/2 feet high dated beautiful one. 10th c.A.D. While there is beautiful serpent hood B. Bhanpur overhead, just above it is a beautiful parasol. The
Bhanpur, about 2 km. away from Pratapnagari surrounding areas over his head are carved by
contains a beautiful Jaina Tirthankara image. 40 years excellent sculptures. Being guarded the figure is
before, a person named kangali Charan Bhatta, standing in padmasana. Lion figure and beautiful
during the period of digging a canal found 5 images, female sculpture is found on the lower part of it.
but unfortunately 4 of them stolen. Therefore Though not clear but an inscription is inscribed over
20 years before he built a small temple facing to the it.
east. 6. Rsabhanatha :
The image is identified as Parsvanatha with An image of Rsabhanatha encircled by 24
Dharnendra and Padmavati on both sides. It is about Tirthankaras and guards are found. He is standing in
6ft high and made out of Saptadhatu. It is enthroned padmasana, crowned with mukuta and a parasol flying
on a beautiful seat. Now, the temple is maintained by over his head. The figure is about 1.5 feet in height.
Alok, son of Kangalicharan. As he is Hindu by religion, 7. Rsabhadeva and Mahavira :
they worshipped it as Ananta Vishnu image. The family A single piece of stone contains the figure of has a belief that they prospered a lot after getting the Rsabhadeva, the 1st and Mahavira. the 24th image. They celebrated Aksaya Tratiya as the birthday Tirthankara. He is in padmasana with mukuta and of that Bhagavana. parasol over his head. There are 4 guards each one
To Be Continued In The Next Issue on both sides, and other 2 guards are standing in between them. There are beautiful sculptures like
Q00 different animal figures and latas carved below it.
76-C, Mangal Flat No. 15, 8. Parsvanatha:
3rd Floor, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, A figure of Parsvanatha standing in padmasana
Matunga, Mumbai-400019. surrounded by Astagraha and guards with serpanthood
Mo: 96193/79589 / 98191 79589. over his head is found.
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