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{{Short description|Jain Teerth}}
{{Infobox Jain Temple
| name = Mithilapuri Jain Teerth
| image =
| native_name = मिथिलापुरी जैन तीर्थ
| native_name_lang = mai
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]
| sect = [[Digambara]] and [[Shvetambara]]
| location = Sursand and Dumra, [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]]
| deity = [[Mallinath]] and [[Naminath]]
| tradition = Jainism
| festivals = Janma Kalyanaka, Tapa Kalyanaka
| municipality = Sursand Nagar Panchayat and Sitamarhi Municipal Corporation
| type = Jain Teerth
| heritage_designation = Jain Teerth
| category = Religious places
}}
'''Mithilapuri Jain Teerth''' ([[Maithili language|Maithili]]: मिथिलापुरी जैन तीर्थ) is a sacred place in the tradition of [[Jainism]]. It is believed to be the birthplace and the penance place of the two [[Jainism|Jain]] [[Tirthankara|Tirthankars]] [[Mallinatha|Bhagwan Mallinath Swami]] and [[Naminatha|Bhagwan Naminath Swami]]. According to the Digambara sect of Jainism, it is located at the [[Sursand]] town of Sitamarhi district in the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]]
<ref>{{cite web|last=Thakur |first=Ripunjay Kumar |date=1 March 2022|title=Historical Geography of Early Medieval Mithila: From Videha to Tirhut.|url=https://www.academia.edu/72670545|publisher=New Archaeological & Genological Society, Kanpur, India|issn=2348-8301|access-date=21 August 2025}}</ref> of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-03 |title=मिथिलापुरी तीर्थ में विराजमान हुईं 35 फुट ऊंची तीन भव्य प्रतिमायें |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/sitamarhi/three-grand-35-feet-high-statues-were-installed |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=उत्साह से मना जैन तीर्थंकर नमिनाथ का जन्म कल्याणक |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/patna/story-jain-tirthankar-naminath-39-s-birth-anniversary-celebrated-with-enthusiasm-10368536.html |work=Hindustan}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=जन्म व तप कल्याणक उत्सव देखने मिथिलापुरी गए |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/patna/news/he-went-to-mithilapuri-to-see-the-festival-of-birth-and-penance-133262390.html |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]}}</ref> It is very close to the line of the Indo-Nepal International Border at the outskirts of the Sursand town. Similarly for the Śvetāmbara sect of Jainism, it is believed to be located at [[Dumra, Sitamarhi district|Dumra]] suburb in the city of Sitamarhi in the Mithila region.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-09-19 |title=बिहार में यहां है जैन धर्म के 19वें और 21वें तीर्थंकर का जन्मस्थली, 14 साल तक रिसर्च के बाद इस शख्स ने लगाया था पता |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/sitamarhi-the-birthplace-of-the-19th-and-21st-tirthankar-of-jainism-this-person-found-out-after-14-years-of-research-7605823.html |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=सीतामढ़ी में जैन मंदिर में आयोजित हुई धर्मसभा |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/sitamarhi/story-dharm-sabha-held-in-jain-temple-in-sitamarhi-2993148.html |work=Hindustan}}</ref>

== Description ==
In the tradition of [[Jainism]], [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]] is considered as the sacred place where more than two [[Tirthankara|tirthankars]] were born. In Jainism, there are two major sects Digambara and Shvetambara schools of thought. The location of the Mithilapuri Jain Teerth is believed to be at the two different locations Sursand and Dumra in the Sitamarhi district of the Mithila region by the two sects Digambara and Shvetambara respectively.

=== Shree Mithilapuri Digambara Jain Teerth, Sursand ===
According to Digambara sect of Jainism, the location of ''Mithilapuri Jain Teerth'' at [[Sursand]] town in the Mithila region is considered as the birthplace of the two tirthankars [[Mallinatha|Mallinath]] and [[Naminatha|Naminath]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-10 |title=24 Jain Tirthankar List: Check Complete Names Of The Revered Figures In Jainism with Their Symbols, Birthplace And Colour |url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/trending/24-jain-tirthankar-list-check-complete-names-of-the-revered-figures-in-jainism-with-their-symbols-birthplace-and-colour-10159752 |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=English Jagran |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=सीतामढ़ी में नाॅर्थ बिहार का पहला भव्य जैन मंदिर जैन धर्म के 19वें तीर्थंकर मल्लिनाथ व 21वें तीर्थंकर नमिनाथ की जन्मस्थली है : नाहटा |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/sitamarhi/news/the-first-grand-jain-temple-of-north-bihar-at-sitamarhi-is-the-birthplace-of-19th-tirthankar-mallinath-of-jainism-and-21st-tirthankar-naminath-nahata-094026-6493184.html |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]}}</ref> Every year on the occasions of the birth anniversaries of the two tirthankars grand festivals known as ''[[Panch Kalyanaka|Janma Kalyanaka]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-17 |title=List of Jain Tirthankaras |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/list-of-jain-tirthankaras-1405075897-1 |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Jagranjosh.com |language=en}}</ref> are organised at this place.<ref name=":0" /> In the festivals of Janma Kalyanaka, the Jain devotees from different parts of the [[Indian subcontinent]] gather here and take part in the ceremonies of the birth anniversaries of the tirthankars. This Teerth is governed by the ''Bihar State Digambara Jain Teerth Kshetra Committee''.

=== Jain Shvetambara Kalyanaka Teerth Nyasa, Dumra ===
The Mithilapuri Jain Teerth at Dumra is managed by the [[Śvetāmbara|Shvetambara]] sect of Jainism. The management of the Teerth is governed by the trust called as ''Jain Shvetambara Kalyanaka Teerth Nyasa''.<ref name=":1" /> According to ''Pandit Shekhar Kumar Pandey'', a Jain follower ''Harkhchandji Nahta'' from [[Bikaner]] in [[Rajasthan]] wished to discover the disconnected shrine in Jainism. Then his son ''Lalit Kumar Nahta'' started the search to fulfill his father's dream in 1993. Finally he discovered ''Mithilapuri Jain Teerth'' at [[Dumra, Sitamarhi district|Dumra]] suburb of [[Sitamarhi]] city. After getting the proof of the Teerth he registered Jain Shvetambara Kalyanaka Tirtha Nyasa on 24 May 2006.<ref name=":2" /> Then it was decided to construct a Jain temple at Dumra suburb in the city of Sitamarhi. After that the construction of the temple started in 2014 on the land donated by the local resident ''Rukmini Devi''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=माता जानकी की धरती सीतामढ़ी से जैन धर्म का संदेश - |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-jain-religion-message-from-mother-jankis-earth-sitamarhi-18693656.html |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>

== References ==

[[Category:Jainism]]
[[Category:Jainism in India]]
[[Category:Jainism in Mithila]]
[[Category:Sitamarhi district]]
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Mithilapuri Jain Teerth - Revision history

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