Book Title: Jaina Shrines In India
Author(s): O P Tandon
Publisher: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Vovernment of India

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________________ Dispersal of Shrines temple of Parsvanátha at Una and another daraja gave a charitable endowment to the Jina temple at Khambhat. A renowned Jaina Jaina temple at Vadasama. ņi (monk) Yakshadatta is stated to have . The temple of Mahavira at Ghanero in built many temples and holy sanctums in the district Pali and the Jaina temple west India as far as Bhinamal. His succes group at Osian in Rajasthan represent the sor, Udyotana Suri, the author of Kuvalaya style of an early period. The temple at mala completed his work in the Ashtapada Ghanero consisted of prasada of Adinátha at Jalora in 779 A.D. a sanctum with ambulatory, a gudha-mandapa, In the time of Haribhadra Suri (C. eighth trika mandapa and mukha-chatuski which is the century A.D.) there was a famous Jaina entrance porch. The temple is enclosed temple at Chittor (P. VIII). Jayasimha with a high compound wall. Suri (C. 859 A.D.) bears witness to the existence of Jaina temples at Nagaur. In The Osian group of temples represent the early part of the middle ages, we find the early medieval art and architecture. a competition among the Rajput princes The most important among which is the to build Jaina shrines. The Pratihara Mahavira Temple, (Plate IX). On the ruler Nagabhata I (C. 730-56 A.D.) founded paleographical evidences it appears that it a Jaina establishment in honour of his has been built by Nagabhatta I, a Pratihara preceptor Yakshadatta gani. The Jaina Vatsaraja in the last quarter of the 8th century saint is said to have built the famous temples A.D. The sanctum of the temple is enclosed of Sachor and Korta. The Mahavira by an ambulatory, other parts of the temple of Usia was founded by Pratihara temple include Antarala, gudha-mandapa Vatsaraja, sometime during his rule which with lateral wings, trika-mandada and lasted between 772-93 A.D. This became Mukha-chatuski with a flight of steps. At almost a tradition among the Pratihara Phalodhi, a Pārsvanātha temple, was built kings to establish Jaina shrines. The in about 1147 A.D. The temple was successor of Vatsaraja, Nagabhata II (739 destroyed by the Muslim invaders but it 833 A.D.) honoured his guru Bappabhatti was subsequently repaired and renovated. Suri and built temples at Kannauj and Gopa Many of its structural parts have been resgiri. Mihirabhoja (C. 836-85 A.D.) favou- tored. The Adhai-Din-Ka-Jhopda mosque red Nanna Suri and Govinda Suri. the two at Ajmer had been a faina temple site. disciples of Bappabhatti. In the same The forms of the shrine and the carving sequel is found the Ghatiala Tina temple on its pillars which is rich in ornamentation built by Pratihara Kakkukaraja in 861 A.D. and decorative scheme testifies the existence Vidagdharaja built a Rshabhanatha temple of Jaina temple. Amer is another Jaina at Hathundi in 917 A.D. and his son and site which has been appropriated by the grandson Mammata and Dhawala renovated Saivites. There is one and the oldest this temple. In the north-west region of Jaina temple in Lal-Shah-Ka-Mandir. Gujarat, Raghusena built a Tina-bhawana at Sanganer preserves another interesting Ramsen in the early oth century. The temple called Singhiji-Ka-Mandir. The Chalukya kings were also favourably dis- style of the shrine is like that of Chalukyan posed towards the Jaina faith. Mularaja I temple in Gujarat and western Rajasthan. (942-95 A.D.) erected Mulavastika for The Chalukyan oi Solanki phase of the Digambara sectaries and a shrine of Jaina art and architecture is one of the Mulanātha Jinadeva for the Svetambaras at richest regional styles which evinces a Patan Anhilavada. In 977 A.D., Chamun- complete execution of the architectonic

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