$JES 981 Ashtapad Tirth Booklet

Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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WINE BATH
ASHTAPAD DARSHAN
SHRI ASHTÄPAD MAHÄ-TIRTH
Original Design
This verse indicates that the four Tirthankars are sitting at upper level (numbers 3 to 6), eight at the middle level (numbers 7 to 14), ten at the lower level (numbers 15 to 24), and two at the lowest level (number 1 and 2). This way the idol positions were determined for a unidirectional unit in four horizontal rows, one above the other. Dimensions of the idols will vary as per available space in each row.
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ASHTAPAD MOUNTAIN SECTION AT AK
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Proposed Design
5.2 Structural and Engineering Consideration:
Once a decision was made to use crystal for the making of the mountain, the weight of the material, which is about 10 tons became a structural challenge. Overriding constraint was the weight bearing capacity of the temple on the 4th floor. Permissible weight was not to exceed 12 tons. A steel frame weighing one and a half ton was designed in Jaipur to hold the whole structure. There are eight layers one above the other in the steel framing. As this is a mountain the slope was taken into consideration. The whole structure has 5.1' depth at the bottom but only 0.75' depth at the top.
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