Bharatiya Sanskriti Ke Vikas Me Jain Vangamay Ka Avdan Part 02

Author(s): Nemichandra Shastri, Rajaram Jain, Devendrakumar Shastri
Publisher: Prachya Shraman Bharati

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जैन तीर्थ, इतिहास, कला, संस्कृति एवं राजनीति
२१३ very artistic way. The construction of the Nandiswar Dwip has been set on the basis of Jain-geography. From the point of art, religious instinct and minute details temple also is of great importance.
5. Sahasrakut Chaityalaya :- This temple is under the Adinath temple in Dhanupura. In this temple, on the same storey are one thousand Jain Arhat images, carved with delicate skill and vision. This is religiously well famed in India, reviving as it does, the past glories of Arhat Pratimas and to see it in the moonlight is an unforgettable experience,
6. Shree Adinath Mandir :- This was constructed by Late Babu Makhan Lal in Dhanupura. In this, grand, fascinating and shining images of the God Adinath, Parshwa Nath and others have been installed. People offer unstinted praise to its charm and fascination.
7. Panchayati Jain Mandir :-One thousand Jain images have been constructed in one stone piece. Many important relics of Jainism are to be found here. The most recent addition to the site is a grand building. But even such of it as remains is enough to excite one's imaginat.on for it is a huge structure built with so many images which are yet in a good condition. This is a holy place of pilgrimage. Thus it is historically important because it tells us of the glory of the Arrah Jain organisation.
8. Chaubishi Jain Mandir :- This was founded by late Babu Sukhanand. Its importance is due to the fact that all the 24 images of Tirthankaras are of similar colour as written in Jain Agam. It is also worth seeing.
Jain community in Arrah has also got publishing houses of international fame in the world of religion, which have popularised Jainism through famous publications. They are as follows:--
1. The Central Jain Publishing House, Arrah :- The first institution of the Jain 'Samaj' in India which has published Jain religion, philosophy and literature in English language. This was established in 1911. Kumar Davendra Prasad remained its life-long secretary. He was a man of great zeal and renunciation. This house has published magnificent and invaluable books like 'Drabya Sangrah'. Key of Knowledge, Jain Law, Out lines of Jainism, Jain Jem Dictionary, Dictionary of Jain Biography, Jain Chrono logy, Tatwarthadhi-gam Sutra and many other books of the Jain literature in english. These publications are reputed not only in India but also in England and Germany. Foreigners have realised the Jain aspect of religion only through these publications.
2. Shree Deo Kumar Jain Granthamala - This Granthamala was started by Shree Nirmal Kumar Jain a worthy son of a worthy father in