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The Jaina Antiquary
Vol XVI
Among the temples belonging to the
Svet. the temple of
श्री गोडीजी पार्श्वनाथ is the oldest. Next comes the temple of श्रादीवर (i. e) managed by the Oswals and the Porwals which form a section of the Jain community.
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Out of the three sects of the Jains -The Dig. Svet. and Sthan.-the idolatrous Svet. are in majority, while the Dig. and the Sthan. form only a minority. Taking India as a whole we can say that the Śvet. are predominant in the North and the Dig are predominant in the South.
A majority of monks that visit Poona, come from North India. They are forbidden to wander in the rainy season but they wander throughout India in the remaining eight months of the year.
Out of the monks of the Svet, Sect those who visit Poona are predominantly of विजय and सागर गच्छ ' which form the subdivisions of the तपागच्छ. Monks belonging to the विमलगच्छ which forms the third subdivision of aq do not visit Poona, in large numbers. The Dig. monks very rarely visit the city obviously due to their nudity and compared with the Svet monks, the monks also do not come here in big numbers.
SVETAMBARA TEMPLES.
श्री गोडीजी पार्श्वनाथ मंदीर -
This temple is situated in Vetal Peth (No. 111). This a gorgeous temple the majesty of which can hardly be imagined from its outside appearance In this single building there are three temples out of which two belong to the Svet and one to the Dig. The interior of
2. A monk associates the name of his 5 with his name eg. gufana, gfarm etc.
3. "The oldest of Parasnath's temples lay ir. Kalevavur to the south-west and outside the city, at the Peshwas would not allow a Jain temple to be built in the city. About 1750 the Jati or the high priest of the Jainas and Sankaracharya the Brahmanical pontiff happened to meet in Poona After a long discussion it was agreed, it is said by bribing the Sankaracharya, that a Jain temple might be built in a quarter where the Brahmins did not live. The Peshwas granted the site of the present main temple. where two buildings one for Chidambaris or white clothed and one for Digambaris or Skyclad Jainas were built by public subscription"-Bombay Gazetteer Vol. XVIII, part III Poona 1885, p. 340.
