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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Jain temples in the state of West Bengal}}<br />
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| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]] <br />
| image = File:Pakbirra Jain Shrine of Purulia 03 (cropped).jpg<br />
| alt = Purulia Jain temple<br />
| caption = Purulia Deul<br />
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| map_caption = Location within West Bengal<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|15|51|29|N|74|31|17|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}} <br />
| location = [[Purulia district|Purulia]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]<br />
| deity = [[Tirthankara]]s<br />
| established = 9th century CE<br />
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| architecture_style = [[Pala Empire#Art and architecture|Pala architecture]]<br />
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'''Pakbirra Jain temples''' is a group three Jain temples in [[Pakbirra]] village in [[Purulia district]] of [[West Bengal]].{{sfn|Hunter|1886|p=282}}<br />
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== History ==<br />
Purulia was an important Jain center from 6th to 13th century. The Pakbirra Jain complex dates back to {{circa|9th century}}.{{sfn|Majumder|2014|pp=1-2}}<br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
The temple complex consist of three stone temples,{{sfn|West Bengal tourism}} the smallest in eastern side and two in the north. These temples are built in [[Ratha (architecture)|triratha]] [[Hindu temple architecture#Dravida and Nagara architecture|nagara]] style. There are fragments of large [[amalaka]], and the stone [[kalasha]] with lotus buds. The principal temple is large and contains preliminary chambers and sanctum. The temple in west, enshrined the {{convert|7.5|ft|m}} colossal idol of a [[Padmaprabha]] with lotus emblem stamped on pedestal.{{sfn|Beglar|1878|p=193}} The temple also has sculptures of eight tirthankaras, including three idols of [[Rishabhanatha]], two of [[Mahavira]], [[Sambhavanatha]], [[Padmaprabha]], [[Chandraprabha]] in [[kayotsarga]] posture and idols of two [[Yaksha]] and [[Yakshi]] beneath a tree with an image of [[Arihant (Jainism)|Jina]] on top.{{sfn|Beglar|1878|p=193}}{{sfn|Shah|1987|p=157}} Three [[ayagapata]] or votive stupas and an idol of [[Ambika (Jainism)|Ambika]] standing beneath a flowering tree with her children and an attendant with lion as her vehicle.{{sfn|Purulia district}}<br />
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Pakbirra Jain complex also has an open-air museum with sculptures of Jain deities.{{sfn|Gupta|2018}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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File:Large Statues of Padmaprabha at Pakbirra 07.jpg|{{convert|7.5|ft|m}} Padmaprabha<br />
File:Statue of Adinath at Pakbirra Jain Shrine of Purulia 05.jpg|Rishabhanatha<br />
File:30 Close-up of a statue of Shantinath.jpg|Shantinatha<br />
Statue of Ambika at Pakbirra.jpg|Statue of Ambika at Pakbirra<br />
File:Deul at Banda, Purulia WLM2016-0207.jpg|Jain temple in Banda<br />
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== References ==<br />
=== Citation ===<br />
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=== Sources ===<br />
* {{cite book |last=Beglar |first=J. D. | author-link=Joseph David Beglar |title=Archaeological Survey of India | volume=8 |date=1878 |url={{Google books|wKlShVwVpTAC|page=193|plainurl=yes}} |publisher=Government central Press | location=Calcutta }} <br />
* {{cite book |last=Hunter |first=William Wilson | author-link=William Wilson Hunter |title=The Imperial Gazetteer of India | volume=9 | series=[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]] | edition=2 |date=1886 |url={{Google books|97QBAAAAYAAJ|page=282|plainurl=yes}} |publisher=Trübner & Company | location=London }} <br />
* {{cite book |last=Shah |first=Umakant Premanand | author-link=Umakant Premanand Shah |title=Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography |date=1987 |url={{Google books|m_y_P4duSXsC|page=157|plainurl=yes}} |publisher=Abhinav Publications |isbn=978-81-7017-208-6 }} <br />
* {{cite web|url=http://purulia.gov.in/tourntravel/tour_archeo.html|title=Travel and Tourism : Purulia| work=The Official Website of Purulia District| access-date=24 January 2021|ref={{SfnRef|Purulia district}} }}<br />
* {{cite web|url=https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/place/jain_temple | work=[[Department of Tourism (West Bengal)]] |title=Jain pilgrimage| access-date=24 January 2021 |ref={{SfnRef|West Bengal tourism}} }}<br />
* {{cite web | last=Gupta | first=Amitabha | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/68984/rediscover-purulias-timeless-heritage | title=Rediscover Purulia’s Timeless Heritage | work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook traveller]] | date=22 August 2018 |access-date =28 January 2020}}<br />
* {{cite web | last=Majumder| first=Shobha | title=Understanding the archaeological contexts and iconic details of Jaina antiquities from rakṣatpura and śaṅkā, district Puruliā, West Bengal | url=https://www.soas.ac.uk/ijjs/file90047.pdf | series=[[International Journal of Jaina Studies]] | work=[[SOAS University of London]] | volume=1 | date=2014}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{commons category-inline|Temples in Pakbirra}}<br />
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[[Category:Jain temples in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:9th-century Jain temples]]<br />
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