Parshvanath Jain temple, Varanasi

Parshvanath Jain temple, Varanasi
Parshvanath Jain temple, Varanasi
	Śvētāmbara Jain Temple Bhelupur, Varanasi
Religion
Affiliation	Jainism
Sect	Digambar, Śvētāmbara
Deity	Parshvanath
Festival	Mahavir Jayanti
Location
Location	Bhelupur, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Geographic coordinates	25°17′58.3″N 82°59′59.8″E / 25.299528°N 82.999944°E
Temple(s)	3

Parshvanath Jain temples, Varanasi a group three Jain temples located in Bhelupur, Uttar Pradesh. The temples in Bhelupur were built to commemorate place for three kalyanaka of Parshvanatha.

History[edit]

According to Jain literature, Varanasi was ruled by King Aśvasena, the father of Parshvanatha, in 9th century.^[1]^[2] Varanasi is as one of the holiest Jain pilgrimage centres and believed to be birthplace of four Tirthankar — Parshvanatha, Suparshvanatha, Chandraprabha and Shreyansanath. This is considered as one of the holiest pilgrimage places.^[3]^[4] Bhelpur is believed to be birthplace of Parshvanath, the 23rd Thirthankara,^[5] hence, a place for three kalyanak - Chyavan, Janm, and Deeksha.^[6]^[7]^[8] Mahavira also delivered sermons at Varanasi and Sarnath.^[9]

Vividha Tirtha Kalpa, composed by Jinaprabha Suri in the 14th century CE, gives a detailed description of this temple.^[10]

About temple[edit]

A beautiful temple dedicated to Parshvanath is built here. The mulnayak of this temple is a 75 centimetres (2.46 ft) black-coloured digambar idol of Parshvanatha dating back to 9th-11th century and a 60 centimetres (2.0 ft) white-coloured shvetambar idol of Parshvanatha.^[4]^[7] It is located in Bhelapur about 5 km from the center of Varanasi city and 3 km from the Banaras Hindu University. It belongs to both sects of Jainism and is a holy tirtha or pilgrimage centre for Jains.^[11]

Parshvanath Digambar idol
Parshvanath Digambar temple
Parshvanath-Padmavati temple
Main vedi inside Parshvanath-Padmavati temple

References[edit]

^ Balgoori 2013, p. 167.
^ Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 83.
^ "Varanasi" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Tourism. p. 17.
^ ^a ^b UP tourism & Jain shrine.
^ Cort 2001, p. 179.
^ "kalyanak-bhumi". jainuniversity.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b Singh 2009, p. 32.
^ Singh 2015.
^ Dodson 2021, p. 77.
^ Eck 2013, p. 76.
^ Singh 2009, p. 33.

Bibliography[edit]

Cort, John E. (2001). Jains in the World : Religious Values and Ideology in India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-513234-2.
Dodson, Michael S. (2021). Banaras: Urban Forms and Cultural Histories. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000365641.
Eck, Diana L. (5 June 2013). Banaras: CITY OF LIGHT. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 9780307832955.
Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (1953). Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of Gupta Dynasty. University of Calcutta.
Singh, Rana (2009), Banaras: Making of India's Heritage City, Planet Earth & Cultural Understanding, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ISBN 9781443815796
Singh, Sarina (2010). India. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-74179-151-8.
Balgoori, Raju (2013). "Jaina Culture In Karimnagar District, Telengana - A Study". Indian History Congress. 74: 167–77. JSTOR 44158813. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
Singh, Binay (25 August 2015). "4 Jain Tirthankaras born in Varanasi". Retrieved 18 November 2020.
"Jain shrines". Uttar Pradesh Tourism.

External links[edit]

Media related to Bhelupur Jain temple at Wikimedia Commons

[FOOTNOTEBalgoori2013167-1] Balgoori 2013, p. 167.

[FOOTNOTERaychaudhuri195383-2] Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 83.

[3] "Varanasi" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Tourism. p. 17.

[FOOTNOTEUP_tourismJain_shrine-4] UP tourism & Jain shrine.

[FOOTNOTECort2001179-5] Cort 2001, p. 179.

[juk-6] "kalyanak-bhumi". jainuniversity.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.

[FOOTNOTESingh200932-7] Singh 2009, p. 32.

[FOOTNOTESingh2015-8] Singh 2015.

[FOOTNOTEDodson202177-9] Dodson 2021, p. 77.

[FOOTNOTEEck201376-10] Eck 2013, p. 76.

[FOOTNOTESingh200933-11] Singh 2009, p. 33.

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