Prabuddha Jivan 2018 01

SR No.: 526114
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sejal Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh
Publication Year: 2018
Total Pages: 52
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Prabuddha Jivan, & India
File Size: 1 MB

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throughout the valley and around the beautiful lake, seventh floor of his house, heard the monks reciting some Vardhaman Sagar. The temples 48 to 60 are large temples stotras and he was stunned. He got Jatismaran gyan with majestic and beautiful spires. The twenty second (knowledge about previous birth). He saw that he was a temple on Kundalpur hill is known as Bade Baba Temple. dev of "Nalini Gulm Viman" in his previous birth. He took This temple is laid out in the typical format m which the Diksha immediately with his parents permission at courtyard of the temple is on a raised platform, however midnight and got his gurus permission to take Santhara. the floor of the Garbha Griha (Inner Sanctum) is He went near the Kantharika kund and stood in deep approximately at the same level as the ground level of the meditation. A fox saw muni Avanti sukumal and due to compound, makirig it necessary for devotees to climb a previous enmity killed him. His son Mahakal, under few steps to go up to the platform and then descend to instructions of Arya Suhastisurish-varji, built this splendid the Garbha Griha.
temple in memory of his father 250 years after the nirvana Within this temple, the idol of Bade Baba is carved out of Bhagwan Mahavir. The idol of Bhagwan Parshvanath of red sandstone and considered to be one of the rare was installed and was called Avanti Parshvanath in his statues of its kind in the world. On either side of Bade Baba fathers honour. As this temple was built by Mahakal, it are statues of Bhagwan Parshwanath, standing twelve feet came to be known as Mahakal Chaitya. During King in height. A peculiar feature of the idol of Bade Baba is that Pushyamitra's (a devotee of Shiva) reign, this tirth became it does not exhibit a chin (identification mark) that would a Mahakal Mahadev (Shiva) temple. During the reign of identify him as a specific Tirthankara. Until quite recently, King vikramaditya of Ujjain Shi Vriddhivadisuri was the idol of Bade Baba was considered to be Lord Mahavira. displeased with his disciple Kumudchandra and asked him Extensive research identified the two celestial beings that to repent for his sins by travelling incognito. Hearing his flank the mam statue as Gomukha Yaksha and preachings, 18 kings became his followers by becoming Chakreshwary Devi, both of whom are associated with Lord Jains. Kumudchandra came to Ujjain and slept in the Adinath, not Lord Mahavira. It was some time after this Mahakal temple by keeping his legs towards the Shivaling. discovery was made public that the Jam. community He was beaten for his behaviour by the kings order but accepted the idol of Bade Baba as the first Tirthankara, nothing happened to him. Instead, the queen was beaten. Lord Admath.
King Vikramaditya was amazed by this incident. He asked The other temple of beauty is the 49th, called Jal
for forgiveness and the reason for this miracle. Mandir, an attractive temple situated in the middle of the
Kumudchandra started chanting the very impressive beautiful lake, Vardhaman Sagar. The shimmering
Kalyan Mandir Stotra. As he was chanting the 11th verse, reflections of the temple spires against the cool water of
a beautiful idol of Bhagwan Parshvanath appeared from the lake is a venerable feast for the worshippers.
the Shivalinga. King Vikramaditya was very impressed by
seeing this and he became a follower of Jainism. He gave The nearest railway station to Kundalpur, Damoh, is
the name" Shri Siddhasen Divakar" to Kumudchandra who approximately twenty miles away and Hatta, the nearest
became a great Acharya. This Tirth became famous and village, is about ten miles away.
Jain religion gained prominence in Ujjain. At present, there Ujjain :
are 32 temples. Of these 5 temples are big. The temple of The ancient name of ujjain city was Avantika Puskarandini Adinath in the city is the oldest temple in Ujjain and has a and Vishala. Ujjain was the ancient capital of Malwa. great history. It was here that Shripal and Mainasundari During the reign of king Sudhanva, this city named as Ujjain. worshipped Bhagwan Adinath and did Navapad Oli and King Samprati, who on the advice of Acharya Shripal was cured of his disease. There is a newly Aryasuhastisuri, built 1,25,000 Jain temples, installed constructed temple of Manibhadra Veer also here. There 1,25,00,000 Jain Thirthankara idols and renovated 36,000 is a Dadawadi opposite the Avanti Parshvanath temple. Jain temples was born in this city and made the city proud. Bhojpur: Acharya Aryasuhastisuri with his disciples came to Ujjain
Shri Shantinath Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra Bhojpuris and stayed in Bhadra Sethani's vahanshala. Avanti
situated at a distance of 30 km from Bhopal, the capital of Sukumal, the son of Bhadra sethani, residing on the
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