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Development & Impact of Jainism in India & Abroad
course. This was because Akampana Acharya and his 700 disciple monks were protected and the Villains like Bali, Namuchi etc. were placed in Bonded conditions. At present, at this place many beautiful Jain temples exist in decorated position. This is famous in the form of well known Jain Tirth Pilgrimage place. Hastinapur had been the background battle field of Mahabharat war between Kauravas and Pandavas. In other words, Kurukshetra was adjoining place of Hastinapur. The Vihar place, as also 'Samavsaran', a place to deliver Sermons of 23rd & 24th Jain Tirthankaras, viz. Lord Parshwanath and Lord Mahavir respectively were also were also held here. A famous Jain Poet Banarasidas has beautifully given description of this city in his volume titled "Ashakathanak", in the 1600 century A.D. There is also pointed reference available that Emperor Samprati, Grandson of Emperor Samprati, Grandson of Emperor Ashoka of Maurya. Dynasty had got built up many Jain Temples.
MATHURA
The city a Mathura is one of the most ancient cities of Bharatvarsha. It has always remained most Prosperous cultured, and with political successions. In the areas around city of Mathura, there were 84 deep forests in ancient times, as believed to be. Of these 84, one forest was named "Jambuvan" where the last omniscient of Jain tradition Jambuswamiji attained his liberation i.e. Nirvana. At this very place there are "84 regions". Besides there is one Jain temple which is famous as Nirvan place, memory temple of Shri Jambuswami. During Ramayan period the capital of Shatrughna the younger brother of Lord King Rama, was Mathura.
According to Padmapurana King Shatrughna got many Jain temples built up in the city of Mathura, and Jain idols / images were ceremoniously established there. There is also a very famous story of Revati, the queen of King Varuna of Mathura. This was described in a volume "Ratnakand Shravakachar" by Acharya Samantabhadra, it was obtained in 2nd century A.D. Mathura city was also a birth place of 9th Narayana Krishna Vasudev. During incavation by Archeological Department of a famous Kamkalitilla many valuable items of cultural heritage was found of which "Aayagapatta" and Jain idols were specifically referred to, by the Archeological department has been preserved & exhibited this in a National Museum at Lucknow Capital of Uttar Pradesh.
SHOURIPUR
Nearby Mathura in the city of Shouripur, the 22nd Tirthankara of Jain tradition Lord Neminath was born. Even today there exist many Jain temples here. The conception, birth and the Tapa Kalyananasala of Lord Neminath, as also many Jain Monks attained omniscience & salvation in this Region / place and Shouripur is well known for these special events. Its description is available in many mythological books as also story books of religious nature especially "Harivans Purana". This city of Souripur is considered to be a holy place because of "Samavasaran" (place for giving Sermons) and area created by celestial beings. Covered by Vihar of Lord Rishabhdev, Lord Parshwanath & Lord Mahavir (Jain Tirthankaras). There is an elaborated story of Queen Rohini of this place in the book titled "Mahakosh" by Muni Srichana wherein due to her spiritual effect the course of River Yamuna, flowing through this place, was
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