Prabuddha Jivan 2017 10 Matrubhasha Gandhiji ane Samprat Samay Visheshank

Author(s): Sejal Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh

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is identified with the modern village of Vasokund, of the cave there are six small figures of Jaina about 2 kms northeast of the gadh mound.
Tirthankaras carved in relief and representing Nalanda
Padmaprabha, Parshvanatha and Mahavira. Kundalpur : A beautiful Jaisalmer stone temple is Nawada situated close to the ruins of ancient Nalanda University Gonava Jee : Gonava village is situated at around one at Kundalpur. This houses statues of Lord Mahavira, kilometer north of Nawada on Patna-Ranchi road. This Adinath Swami and Gautam Gandharva. This place is is a pilgrimage site for the Jains of both sects. The believed to be the birthplace of Gautam Gandharva, Digambar Jain temple is just by the side of main road the first disciple of Lord Mahavira. An ancient Jain while the Shwetambar Jain temple is behind it. . The temple could also be here.
temple is famous and known as place of Nirvana of
Lord Mahavira's 1st disciple, Gautam Gandharva. Jalmandir : Pawapuri,which is also known as Apapapuri, the sinless town, is a very sacred Jain Bhojpur pilgrimage. As per Jain Mythology and belief, Lord
Bisram : This place is in town called "Arrah" where Mahavira, the greatest propounder of Jainism,
there are another 45 Jain temples. Lord Mahavira, attained Nirvana at Pawapuri. Hundred of thousands the 24th Jain Tirthankara, took rest here for some time of his disciples and devotees took away the ashes after
during his wanderings, hence this place is called his cremation here. The rush was so great that even
Bisram (rest).Jains from every part of the country visit the soils of the area were taken away and it became a
Bisram throughout the year. There is a Jain temple tank. Later on, a beautiful temple of white marble was
here containing an idol of Lord Mahavira. constructed in the center of the tank to commemorate Masadh : This village is located at around 9-kms the Lord's Nirvana. This temple is known as the southwest of "Arrah" town. An ancient Jain temple Jalmandir.
dedicated to Parshwanath is situated here and Samosaran : A beautiful temple honour the place
contains eight images, some of them date back to where Lord Mahavira sat to teach his disciples. The
ancient time. The temple was completed in the year
1819 A.D. while some of the eight images date back temple is constructed of white marble, rising by low
to 1386 A.D. as per archaeological records. steps into several concentric terraces with a beehive shaped shrine on the top containing the footprints of Banka Lord Mahavira.
Mandar Hill: It is about around 48-km south of the
Bhagalpur town. The hill is about 700-ft high that Maniyar Math : This monument occupies a prominent
consists of a huge mass of granite overgrown near position inside the valley, situated on the way to the
the summit with low jungle. This hill is believed to be Son Bhandar Caves, almost in the center of the ancient
extremely sacred as per the Hindu mythology. The inner city enclosure. Legend is that Srenika or
Skand Purana associates Mandar or Sumeru with the Bimbisara had 32 wives to each of which he daily gave
famous epic or Puranic story of the Amrita-Manthana new ornaments, and threw the old ones into a well,
or the churning of the ocean. The story goes that the which is still shown. This covers a modern small Jain
Gods and the Demons (Devas and Asuras) with a view temple as well.
to secure amrita (the divine liquor), which is believed Sone Bhandar : There are two rock-cut caves, to confer immortality, used this Mandara or Sumeru adjacent to each other, excavated on the southern face Mountain as the churning stick or rod. The great of the Vaibhara hill, facing the western portion of the mythical serpent, Vasuki, was used as the rope. Due valley. Of them the western one is locally called as to this mythical association, the hill had assumed Son-Bhandar (Gold Treasury). As per Local belief, the considerable religious significance and had been a piece of rock within this space is an ancient wedge place of pilgrimage ever since. Two Jain temples are blocking up the passage to the treasury of gold in the situated on the summit of the hill. Large number of body of the hill. It consists of a rock-cut chamber and Jain pilgrims come here to worship Lord its front part has been fallen. Inside the southern wall Vasupujyanatha.
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