Jain Journal 1978 04

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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STRE STATLAN API ME
A 25002 Nirvanaa
Mahavira
ANNIVERSARY OF
A STATESMAN
SUPPLEMENT
JAINISM IN ANCIENT BENGAL
TAIN LSM As the religion of the ed by the bleak topography at Jain nya gapatas. As regards the Palatpar. 11 possible that the f ly estabished their the
Nigrantha bes a distinou ve A1 by the rudenes of the ville religion of the Nickranths in great temple with its terraces especially in the northem, but hulart in the Indian civitation rers who failed to comprehend the Bengal in early historie tires and the paved platform in the en and eastern par t he for centuries belor the Christian deep serenity of Joul which mention may be made of an in centre was inspired by the. By coentry er Reprenning on institution of would not produce fuppleby.cription from Mathura dutiny balle construction of Jain ought for alle perfect how either violence or element of na from the 2nd century AD, which shrine conforming to the stehit n
n edge of Comitast of the tus ture. He moved lit. conguere in all probability refers to Jalo tectonic type of a Cbaurukh
: ducine in Den 33tion of rebirth Jainish
o to avoiding the mirage of earth
Such a monk from Bengal.
peshon was made by. We man.Cupti per lor er during contribution not only in pleasures
Orta cheios.
, appears. the 39
K N Dikshit. the excavato
One of the most intportant re- this connexion the eld of inquiry but also in journ of Mahavire in Bengal was cords on Jainism
av pros K SA rescecto art and literature.
in Bengal 1. Mainly confined
rawaty. we should also te so lonely high the copper plate inacription from
n inte amunt
uine lands far Since Rishabhanathe who w
particular true o! Con from ha em Land rich with cor citler and Paharpar (Rajs...
s eil in Bangla.temples d
Pean er
in eds from landa rich with corn
urma Dated in the Gupta
c been praised in the R
a rta which may be - des ADH ecard. which may be described war, in 189 147-
a r.he The Jain religion warmly er
to "n, the Bhagavate the succession of
n er or
i mage TODIR T..thankarns ar Jinas has epite. tablished in Bengal in the Mauregift of land by Brahman couple dopalloku Chaumukha shrines
4.
Par mind the riberation of font nym. yan period more than two thous for a Jain Vihara at Mata Cohali.
Kankura Burdoped. Puhe B ring the glory of Inner gical and Mars
The Kathakes The Vihara, le, the monastic esenzated by Dr RC Maj tistih within rreh mural
dur. Daces 1943. page 5913 of history prekrves tradition that the tablishment. belonged to the fol.
from Daput emne wiwath the maiesty of preceptor and want, Bhadravaho, lower of Nirgranthanatha Acha
perception the pity that Kevall Bengal has
s e e
Followers Of Jainism who was contemplary of Chan. Tys. Cubanandın of the Pancha her ownThough the religion dreupta Maurya, was horny at supa section of Banaras. On A s it be been attested by the tayotsarga ar media .The of the grantha was nest brea. Devako! also known as Kotivarse, the site of this ancient Jain Chinese piterin Hiver Ten seurtured slabs croin Swahur ched y Mahavira in the 6th cen.it North Bertel. The place Vihara was later on, erected there Mad been a face puinaer Danaipur and Set Deus Hur Dr BC interent idenle are identined with ancieni Bangarh in Buddhl:1 monument of outstand. of followers of Jainism in Beti ai dwan districtl. with their ' le nating from the fount of pest R West Dinaipur district. Alter Bhaing plan and design which is in the 7th century AD At the bold cum notion and peal Ihalon should have moved one. drabet he disciple, Godass, CE been tid bare by excavation of time the Nor th probable -einarkable examples ration through. centursen
t ahl bed 10. Order known A n ther Tirthankaras. Par. God smagana. Arvong the
A:nong the timebatures brane WA I Neminatha before Mahaches of this ordersplit up from
Arved in kayotsary attitudo v
far di avered in Bengal the its h e to an age close to the main church, the three nasled
it. orge of Tir bankee Ch. o ctom999099950054000
draprabha at Paldira n a district he e ldatle undert conformity with de vera art that existed in Menbur keer ny in the oth Ced
AD
Ry P. C. DAS GUPTA, Director of Archaeology,
West Bengal Wonoso
b oonoton the thread of watory. It may amraliptika, Kotlvarsive and
Jaia Sculpture
For pilgrion tooni ar Icon plaart ut the Meranti - levant seulptures of orch' ficence are being preserved the Indian Museum, the meth Museum of Indian Art, the 16 Archaeolgital Camery of Weal Bengal and the Vandhya Saya Parishad in Coloutta and the Varendra Research Sostety, 24shatit Valuable Ja talpit niso belong to the Palactim Purarehand. Nahar the Anital Museum The election of KY das Duttaat Jatana na Ma pesented to the safe Arche logical Gallery als includu wu be imples of Jain Tulpture
Besides the rebeture w Purulia which must have a stimulated by the activity of Ile Niterathas mention may be made of the brink temple of Fat-D lyg near Motari In Burdwan N. trict which willy la with f ello The tumline turret - the temple at dat. Deu. Elya minto one of an are hope tural development and from the Orisan prototype A Bera.
be recalled that of the 24 Pundravardhaniya videuy be Tirthadaras, Rishabnaha longed to Bengal. While, Tamrat
Nahavin n ed the. NIT VAI pti reters to the ancient city. of the are of the ammuia hi parl Tamral pla which lies burikiara, 1. the mount of Parived at modern famluk on the Rupnatha in utern Indiu lundid Rareyn in Midnapur distract the in picturesque Landscape of other two obviously belonged to Hezentah distret rinse to WORE the northern part of Bengal eny. bergo, the hill as bolh an dyering the ancient Kouvare and lie and holy socialion 10 Pundravardhana sacred to the Jains
The ritaretur from caras Influence In Bengal times thow deep knowledge and 1Atimacy of Bengal. Thus, among Thus, it will be found that the
her innene Sutie manna Vigr as one of
the Bhazava Nirgranthas gained a strong ground he is important peline palities the nee of the teve al Mury. As
Bensales rly as the Nahajanapaces which nourished 19 Inden during the advent of Mah
an emperor culin Tom Patalivira in the 6th century BC
putre Asoka was well aware of It von known that Joinism
the popularity of the religion o! had its historical oryginant To
the Nirgrantha and the institurycence in eastern ladia Evet
lion nf the Aavikas. He honoured Piry who was prince of Van
diverse religious schools with a CROIN wclared his ute sod ipl the Buddha in
Dredilection or the doctrine of ritual glory with regions or com
sounlry distin. Fred by present Bihar ars stu.shed by the age-old civila Kshatriya Kundapur near lien of devaworshippers, As for and chevang Nirvana! Tawi
Beby the Divyavadanareers purl rahavia produced a lecend to the Niranths of Pundraver. af en neipplom the Past Aydhana Suring the lewe. cording to the Athern Sutano Aroka 11 may be noted that personally vultent e para very recently terracotta votive thim
i kplaque visualizing the acid Bhumi wa Bengal
whee and the Triratna Aanked by what appear to be a good ha bera unearthed at Faratka
in Murshidabad datrict On A wandering menden Aviati and slipt:prank crounde ned to be the keval. Vahavire the opin 11 dalabir Lobe riperienced tea harap + the Maurve-Suota period The Diaque rea, Not only she chiens tecoils the try to the mot at the
ch
and cui
fjalice
The fall of the Pale ampte grid iseen pothics ann cui
ten the pero JADI in Beneal Ther mal seriod the law
al introduced to the re. gion by w mmigrant froir weten die S charc 30mp relics of ancient H ot and faith which have been trie pd tant in the reluctant e Saraks of the western Sierade but so in the mulico the Andhutar seun of the Achern Sutra
Great Hordship
Pedoprad, Palbums, Perala, crca 11th century AD.