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{{short description|Jain temple in Karnataka, India}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox religious building
|native_name = Tribhuvana Tilaka Cūḍāmaṇi
|religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]
|image = 1000-Pillar-Temple-Moodbidri-Left-Side-View.JPG
|alt = Sāvira Kambada Basadi
|caption = Sāvira Kambada Temple, Karnataka
|map_alt = Saavira
|map_caption = Location within Karnataka
|coordinates = {{coord|13|04|27.3|N|74|59|51.5|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
|location = [[Moodabidri]], [[Karnataka]]
|deity = [[Chandraprabha]]
|temple_quantity = 18
|creator = Devaraya Wodeyar
|established = 1430 AD
|bhattaraka = Charukeerti Panditacharya Varya
|governing_body = Shri Moodabidri Jain [[Matha]]
|festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]
|website = {{url|http://www.jainkashi.com}}
}}
{{Jainism}}
'''Saavira Kambada Temple''' ({{IAST|Sāvira Kambada Basadi}}) or '''Tribhuvana Tilaka Cūḍāmaṇi'''), is a ''basadi'' or [[Jain temple]] noted for its 1000 pillars in [[Moodabidri]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. The temple is also known as "Chandranatha Temple" since it honours the [[tirthankara]] [[Chandraprabha]], whose eight-foot idol is worshipped in the shrine.{{Sfn|The Hindu|Moodbidri — woods of yore|24 April 2005}}

The town of Moodabidri is noted for its 18 Jain temples, but Saavira Kambada Temple is considered the finest among them.{{Sfn|Deccan Herald|The myriad moods of Moodabidri}}{{Sfn|The Times of India|When Morgan Freeman left Dakshin Kannada seer amazed}}

==History==
The Basadi was built by the local chieftain, Devaraya Wodeyar in 1430 with additions made in 1962. The shrine has a 50 feet tall monolith [[manasthambha]] (erected by Karkala Bhairava Queen Nagala Devi).{{Sfn|Deccan Herald|Circuit of calm, devotion}}

== Architecture ==
The temple complex has seven [[mandapa]]s supported by beautifully carved pillars built in the Vijayanagara style and no two pillar are alike.{{Sfn|Fergusson|1876|p=272}} The top two storeys are carved in wood and the lowest one in stone. The 8 ft idol of Chandranatha Swami made of [[panchadhatu]] present in the [[garbha griha]].{{Sfn|Deccan Herald|Circuit of calm, devotion}}

==Other Jain Temples in Moodabidri==
Moodabidri is noted for its 18 Jain Temples mentioned as follows:{{Sfn|Titze|1998|p=46}}
* Bagada Basadi
* Settara Basadi
* Hire Basadi
* Guru Basadi
* Leppada Basadi
* Kallu Basadi
* Batkana-Thikari Basadi
* Pathshala Basadi
* Padu Basadi
* Kere Basadi
* Hosa Basadi
* Bitkeri Basadi
* Vikram Shetty Basadi
* Mahadeva Shetty Basadi
* Chola Shetty Basadi
* Koti Shetty Basadi
* Derma Shetty Basadi
* Ammanavara Basadi

===Guru Basadi===
Guru basadi is the earliest of the Jain monuments built in 714 AD. A black stone idol of Parshwanatha, about {{convert|3.5|m}} tall, is installed in the sanctum of this basadi.{{Sfn|Titze|1998|p=47}} Here the rare Jain palm leaf manuscripts of 12th century A.D. known as ‘Dhavala texts’ are preserved. These texts were brought from [[shravanabelagola]] to here during Mughal invasion. This basadi is also called Siddantha Basadi and Hale Basadi.{{Sfn|Deccan Herald|The myriad moods of Moodabidri}}

==Moodabidri Jain Math==
There is a [[matha]] at Moodabidri responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of temples in Moodabidri.{{Sfn|The Hindu|Jain festival begins in Moodbidri}} It is known as the Jain [[Varanasi]] of the South. {{Sfn|Chavan|2005}}

==Bhaṭṭāraka Charukeerthi==
A [[bhattaraka|bhaṭṭāraka]] seat exists at Moodabidri responsible for administering the 18 temples at Moodabidri and the other temples in the surrounding areas. The name given to the bhaṭṭāraka of Moodabidri is ''Charukeerthi''.{{Sfn|The Hindu|Jain festival begins in Moodbidri}}{{Sfn|DNA India|Rooting for heritage tag for Moodbidri}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Mahavir-Jain-Fame-1000-Pillar-Temple-_Moodbidri.JPG|Idol of Chandraprabha, 8th Thirthankara
3-Lokas-Wall-Painting-In-Jain-Basadi-Moodbidri.JPG|Painting depicting universe as per [[Jain cosmology]]
File:Eratuvare-Dweepa-Wall-Painting-In-Jain-Basadi-Moodbidri.JPG|Painting depicting [[Jambudvipa#In Jainism|Jambudvipa]]
Image: Saavira Kambada Basadi.jpg|Pillars inside the basadi
Kallu-Basadi-Moodbidri.JPG|Kallu Basadi
Koti-Basadi-and-Guru-Basadi-Moodbidri.JPG|Koti Basadi
Gurubasati front view,.JPG|Guru basadi
Leppada-Basadi-Moodbidri.JPG|Leppada Basadi
Vikram-Setty-Basadi-Moodbidri.JPG|Vikram Setty Basadi
Image:Deremma-Setty-Basadi-Moodbidri.JPG|Deremma Setty Basadi
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Religion|India}}
*[[Chaturmukha Basadi]]
*[[Jain Bunt]]
*[[Jainism in Karnataka]]

==References==
===Citation===
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
* {{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2005/04/24/stories/2005042400340800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050426232914/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2005/04/24/stories/2005042400340800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Gowri Ramnarayan|date=24 April 2005|title=Moodbidri — woods of yore|access-date=15 July 2018|location=Chennai, India|ref={{SfnRef|The Hindu|Moodbidri — woods of yore|24 April 2005}} }}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/1776659/report-rooting-for-heritage-tag-for-moodbidri|title=Rooting for heritage tag for Moodbidri|author=M Raghuram|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=12 December 2012|access-date=15 July 2018|ref={{SfnRef|DNA India|Rooting for heritage tag for Moodbidri}} }}
* {{cite news|author=Special Correspondent|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/jain-festival-begins-in-moodbidri/article4184042.ece|title=Jain festival begins in Moodbidri|work=The Hindu|date=10 December 2012|access-date=15 July 2018|ref={{SfnRef|The Hindu|Jain festival begins in Moodbidri}} }}
* {{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zn_XAAAAMAAJ|title=Jainism in Southern Karnataka: (up to AD 1565)|first=Shakuntala Prakash |last=Chavan|via=[[Google Books]]|publisher=D.K. Printworld|date=2005|pages=323|isbn=978-81246-0315-4}}
* {{cite news|author=S Venkataraman|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/329266/circuit-calm-devotion.html|title=Circuit of calm, devotion|date=29 April 2013|access-date=2 December 2018|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] |ref={{SfnRef|Deccan Herald|Circuit of calm, devotion}} }}
* {{cite news|author=Hazel Colaco|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/476964/myriad-moods-moodabidri.html|title=The myriad moods of Moodabidri|date=11 May 2015|access-date=2 December 2018|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] |ref={{SfnRef|Deccan Herald|The myriad moods of Moodabidri}} }}
* {{Citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JNkDAAAAYAAJ|title=A History of Architecture in All Countries: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day|volume=3|first=James |last=Fergusson|publisher=John Murray|date=1876|access-date=2 December 2018}}
* {{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/when-morgan-freeman-left-dk-seer-amazed/articleshow/66890875.cms|author=Stanley Pinto|title=When Morgan Freeman left Dakshin Kannada seer amazed|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=1 December 2018|access-date=2 December 2018|ref={{SfnRef|The Times of India|When Morgan Freeman left Dakshin Kannada seer amazed}} }}
* {{citation |last=Titze |first=Kurt |author-link=Kurt Titze |title=Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence |url={{Google books|loQkEIf8z5wC|page=|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |edition=2 |date=1998 |isbn=978-81-208-1534-6 }}

==External links==
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[[Category:Jain temples in Karnataka]]
[[Category:15th-century Jain temples]]

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