Kangra Tirth (Himachal Pradesh), is believed to be brought miraculously by Ambika Devi during the reign of King Susharmachandra. One day, the king decided to abstain from all food until he had a darshan of Bhagwan Aadinath at Shatrunjay Tirth. Ambika Devi brought about the existence of the temple at…
Shri Aadinath Jain temple located at Aadinath Puram, Ranilla (Harayana), is considered very miraculous. In 1991, while digging the field, idols of Aadinath Bhagwan and Chakreshwari Devi were found. The idols were initially transferred to a nearby village and later a magnificent temple was built at the same place. The…
Less than a km away from the Hoysaleshwara Temple at Halebidu (Karnataka), are 3 Jain temples (Basadis) dedicated to Parshvanath Bhagwan, Shanthinath Bhagwan and Aadinath Bhagwan. The monolith of Bahubali, which was earlier present in the Aadinath temple, is now placed outside the Halebidu museum. The temples were constructed in…
In Jain Ramayan, Saket (Ayodhya) is home to 5 Tirthankars : Aadinath Bhagwan, Ajithnath Bhagwan, Abhinandannath Bhagwan, Anantanath Bhagwan and Sumathinath Bhagwan and their 19 kalyanaks have taken place here. One can visit their temples in Swargdwar, Saptsagar, Sarai, GolaGhat and Ramkot respectively. Ram belongs to the Ikshvaku dynasty, the…
With reference to the composition of this stotra, it is certified that when Acharya Manatungsuriji was imprisoned by King Bhoj, he composed Bhaktamar Stotra and broke 48 locks by 48 gaathas. Acharya Manatungsuriji and King Bhoj lived duting the same period (7th century). Bhagwan Aadinath is praised in this stotra.
Samanar (meaning ‘Jain’ in Tamil) Hill or Jain Hills, 15 kms from Madurai, has several inscriptions and carvings of Jain Tirthankars. The inscriptions belong to the 9th – 10th century. There is a bas relief (a type of sculpture that has less depth to the faces and figures) of Bhagwan…
Jainimedu Jain temple, 32 ft long and 20 ft wide, in Palakkad (Kerala), is one of the rare Jain temples in Kerala. It is said that it was built 500 years ago by a family of diamond traders who migrated from Karnataka. Around 400 Jain families lived in that area…
It is believed that the ancient Mahalakshmi temple of Kolhapur was originally a Jain temple and the Goddess was Padmavati Devi (now known as Mahalakshmi Devi). The carvings of Jain Tirthankars are also seen in the temple. The Kings of Silahara Dynasty, who reigned a 1,000 years ago were Jains…
The Archaeological Survey of India excavated Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh in 1999. They found hundreds of Jain idols, the foundation stone of a Jain temple with the date, a sandstone chamber filled with decapitated and broken idols of Jain Tirthankars with legible inscriptions dating it back to 11 AD. They…
Duringe excavation at Sirpur (on the banks of River Mahanadi), Chhattisgarh, 3 Jain vihars of the 4th century and a huge idol of Jain Tirthankar were found, indicating Jains were the first ones to reach Sirpur as traders.
The excavations made at Mohenjo Daro and Harappa (Pakistan), show that Jainism existed 5,000 years ago. Evidences obtained from the excavations provide a link between Rishabdev Bhagwan and the Indus Valley Civilization. An idol was found in ‘Kayotsarga’ posture indicating it belongs to the Jain religion.
The caves of Udayagiri and Khandagiri (Odisha) were made for Jain ascetics and King Kharavela excavated them. The caves are so small that a person can’t stand straight. There are 18 caves in Udayagiri. Khandagiri has 15 caves with medieval carvings of the 24 Jain Tirthankars
