https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=2409%3A4064%3A2D9D%3A6E90%3A0%3A0%3A4FC9%3A2912 Bharatpedia - User contributions [en] 2026-08-15T05:54:40Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pawapuri&diff=139942 Pawapuri 2021-08-19T01:25:41Z <p>2409:4064:2D9D:6E90:0:0:4FC9:2912: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}<br /> {{more citations needed|date=August 2016}}<br /> {{Infobox settlement<br /> | settlement_type = City<br /> | image_skyline = Pawapuri - 001 Temple marking Mahavira's Passing (9243092471).jpg<br /> | image_alt = <br /> | image_caption = ''[[Jal Mandir]]'', the famous [[Jain temple]] at Pawapuri<br /> | pushpin_map = India Bihar#India3<br /> | pushpin_label_position = right<br /> | pushpin_map_alt = <br /> | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|25|05|30|N|85|32|20|E|display=inline,title}}<br /> | subdivision_type = Country<br /> | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br /> | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br /> | subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]<br /> | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br /> | subdivision_name2 = [[Nalanda district|Nalanda]]<br /> | established_title = &lt;!-- Established --&gt;<br /> | established_date = <br /> | founder = Raja Dharmpal<br /> | named_for = <br /> | government_type = JDU<br /> | governing_body = <br /> | unit_pref = Metric<br /> | area_footnotes = Bigha<br /> | area_rank = <br /> | area_total_km2 = <br /> | elevation_footnotes = <br /> | elevation_m = <br /> | population_total = <br /> | population_as_of = <br /> | population_rank = <br /> | population_density_km2 = auto<br /> | population_demonym = <br /> | population_footnotes = <br /> | demographics_type1 = Languages<br /> | demographics1_title1 = Official<br /> | demographics1_info1 = [[Magadhi language|Magadhi]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br /> | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br /> | utc_offset1 = +5:30<br /> | postal_code_type = &lt;!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --&gt;<br /> | postal_code = 803115<br /> | registration_plate = <br /> | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br /> | blank1_info_sec1 = [[Bihar Sharif]]<br /> | website = {{URL|www.pawapuritirth.org}}<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> {{Jainism}}<br /> <br /> '''Pawapuri''' or '''Pawa''' is a holy site for [[Jainism|Jains]] located in the [[Nalanda district]] in the [[Bihar]] state of [[East India|Eastern India]]. It is located about 19 kilometers from [[Rajgir]] and 101 kilometers from [[Patna]], the capital of [[Bihar]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Pawapuri.htm |title=Destinations :: Pawapuri ::Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation |publisher=Bstdc.bih.nic.in |access-date=2012-03-05}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Pawapuri is the place of [[Mahavira]]'s ''[[nirvana]]'' and a pilgrimage site for [[Jains]].{{sfn|Doniger|1999|p=549}} <br /> <br /> It is also called Apapapuri, meaning 'the Sinless town'.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Jal Mandir]]<br /> *[[Nalanda district|Nalanda]]<br /> {{Portal|Religion|India}}<br /> <br /> {{Commons-inline}}<br /> ==References==<br /> ===Citations===<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ===Sources===<br /> * {{citation |editor-last=Doniger |editor-first=Wendy |editor-link=Wendy Doniger |title=Encyclopedia of World Religions |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC |date=1999 |publisher=[[Merriam-Webster]] |isbn=978-0-87779-044-0}}<br /> <br /> {{Jainism Topics}}<br /> {{Nalanda district}}<br /> {{Patna Division}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Cities and towns in Nalanda district]]<br /> [[Category:Jain pilgrimage sites]]<br /> [[Category:Tourist attractions in Nalanda district]]<br /> [[Category:Jain temples in Bihar]]</div> 2409:4064:2D9D:6E90:0:0:4FC9:2912