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{{Short description|Group of temples in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox religious building
| image = File:Bhelupur Shwetambar temple (1).jpg
| alt = Bhelupur Jain temple
| caption = Śvētāmbara Jain Temple Bhelupur, Varanasi
| sect = [[Digambar]], [[Śvētāmbara]]
| location = [[Bhelupur, Varanasi]], Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates = {{coord|25|17|58.3|N|82|59|59.8|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]
| deity = [[Parshvanath]]
| festival = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]
| temple_quantity = 3
}}
{{Jainism}}
'''Parshvanath Jain temples, Varanasi''' is a group of three [[Jain]] [[Jain temple|temples]] located in [[Bhelupur, Varanasi|Bhelupur]], Uttar Pradesh.

==History==
According to [[Jain literature]], Varanasi was ruled by King Aśvasena, the father of [[Parshvanatha]], in 9th century.{{sfn|Balgoori|2013|p=167}}{{sfn|Raychaudhuri|1953|p=83}} 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.uptourism.gov.in/pdf/E-Brochure/Varanasi-Book-opt.pdf | title=Varanasi | publisher=Uttar Pradesh Tourism | page=17 }}</ref>{{sfn|UP tourism|Jain shrine}} [[Bhelupur, Varanasi|Bhelpur]] is believed to be birthplace of Parshvanath, the 23rd [[Thirthankara]],{{sfn|Cort|2001|p=179}} hence, a place for three kalyanak - Chyavan, Janma, and Deeksha.<ref name=juk>{{cite web|title=kalyanak-bhumi|url=http://www.jainuniversity.org/kalyanak-bhumi.aspx|publisher=jainuniversity.org|access-date=10 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022161637/http://www.jainuniversity.org/kalyanak-bhumi.aspx|archive-date=22 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{sfn|Singh|2009|p=32}}{{sfn|Singh|2015}} [[Mahavira]] also delivered sermons at Varanasi and [[Sarnath]].{{sfn|Dodson|2021|p=77}}

[[Vividha Tirtha Kalpa]], composed by Jinaprabha Suri in the 14th century CE, gives a detailed description of this temple.{{sfn|Eck|2013|p=76}}

== Description ==
The temple has a {{convert|75|cm|ft}} black-coloured [[digambar]] idol of Parshvanatha dating back to 9th-11th century and a {{convert|60|cm|ft}} white [[Śvetāmbara]] idol of Parshvanatha.{{sfn|UP tourism|Jain shrine}}{{sfn|Singh|2009|p=32}} It is in Bhelupur 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 [[Tirtha (Jainism)|tirtha]] or pilgrimage centre for Jains.{{Sfn|Singh|2009|p=33}}

<gallery>
File:Bhelupur Jain temple (5).jpg|Parshvanath Digambar idol
File:Bhelupur Jain temple (2).jpg|Parshvanath Digambar temple
File:Bhelupur Parshvanath-Padmavati temple.jpg|Parshvanath-Padmavati temple
File:Bhelupur Parshvanath-Padmavati temple (4).jpg|Main vedi inside Parshvanath-Padmavati temple
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Chandrawati Jain temple]]
* [[Sarnath Jain Tirth]]
* [[Hastinapur]]

==References==
{{Reflist|23em}}

==Bibliography==
{{refbegin|30em}}
* {{cite book |last=Cort |first=John E. |author-link=John E. Cort |title=Jains in the World : Religious Values and Ideology in India |url={{Google books|PZk-4HOMzsoC|page=179|plainurl=yes}} |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |date=2001 |isbn=978-0-19-513234-2 }}
* {{cite book | last=Dodson | first=Michael S. | title=Banaras: Urban Forms and Cultural Histories | url={{Google Books|TWwNEAAAQBAJ|pg=PT77|plainurl=yes}} | publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] | year=2021 | isbn=9781000365641 }}
* {{cite book |last=Eck |first=Diana L. |author-link=Diana L. Eck |title=Banaras: CITY OF LIGHT |url={{Google books|JwMaBwAAQBAJ|pg=PT76|plainurl=yes}} |date=5 June 2013 |publisher=[[Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group]] |isbn=9780307832955 }}
* {{cite book |last=Raychaudhuri |first=Hemchandra |author-link=Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri |date=1953 |title=Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of Gupta Dynasty |url={{Google Books|h1KObc_qaXYC|page=83|plainurl=yes}} |location= |publisher=[[University of Calcutta]] |isbn= }}
* {{citation |last=Singh |first=Rana |title=Banaras: Making of India's Heritage City |series=Planet Earth & Cultural Understanding |url={{Google books|JwMaBwAAQBAJ|page=32|plainurl=yes}} |year=2009 |publisher=[[Cambridge Scholars Publishing]] |isbn=9781443815796 }}
* {{cite book|last=Singh|first=Sarina|title=India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vK88ktao7pIC&pg=PA453|year=2010|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74179-151-8}}
* {{cite journal | last=Balgoori | first=Raju | title=Jaina Culture In Karimnagar District, Telengana - A Study | journal=[[Indian History Congress]] | volume=74 | year=2013 | pages=167–77 | jstor=44158813 | url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/44158813 | access-date=2 August 2023 }}
* {{cite news| last=Singh| first=Binay| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/4-Jain-Tirthankaras-born-in-Varanasi/articleshow/48664869.cms| title=4 Jain Tirthankaras born in Varanasi| date=25 August 2015| access-date=18 November 2020}}
* {{cite web | url=http://www.uptourism.gov.in/post/jain-shrines | publisher=[[Uttar Pradesh Tourism]] | title=Jain shrines | ref={{sfnref|UP tourism|Jain shrine}} | access-date=18 November 2020 | archive-date=25 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925082108/http://www.uptourism.gov.in/post/jain-shrines | url-status=dead }}
{{refend}}

== External links ==
* {{commonscatinline|Parshvanath Jain temples, Varanasi}}

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[[Category:Religion in Varanasi]]
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