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Kalā kşetra These are the places where important Jain art and architecture, idols are found. Devagarh and Gwalior fort, Elephanta cave, Ajanta Ellora caves, Shravanbelgola, Mount Abu Dilawara temple, Ranakapur and many caves and temples in southern India are famous places for their Jain art. Jains when they visit such places normally undertake a walking trip to different temples at the place visited, performs worships, attend religious sermons, practice vows and study holy texts.
Other Tirtha Now days a number of ācāryas have started building centers of worships (temple complexes), institutes of learning for Jainism and call them as tirtha. Further we find new constructions at different places as a result of finding Jain idols there (which were worshipped earlier but buried due to political or other invasions). At such places temple complexes are built and categorized as Atiśaya-ksetra.
Bibliography
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Jain dharma kā saral paricaya by Balbhadra Jain, Kundkunda Gyanpith, Indore. Jain Parva by Dr Ashok Jain, JVBI, Ladnun Harivassapurāna by Jinasena, Bhartiya Gyanpith, New Delhi. JAINISM by Kurt Titze and the map attached. Jainendra Sidhanta kośa by Jainendra Varni, vol 2 pages 363. Dicovery of Videha and Airavat by J.D.Jain Jaipur CD
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