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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Jain temple in the state of Uttar Pradesh}}<br />
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{{Infobox religious building<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| sect = [[Śvetāmbara]] and [[Digambara]]<br />
| image = File:Digamber Jain Temple, Sarnath.jpg<br />
| alt = Sarnath Jain tirth<br />
| caption = Shri Singhpuri Jain Tirth<br />
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| map_caption = Location within Uttar Pradesh<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|25|22|50|N|83|01|26|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location = [[Sarnath]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]<br />
| deity = [[Shreyansanatha]]<br />
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| temple_quantity = 1<br />
| monument_quantity = 1 ruined temple<br />
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'''Sarnath Jain Tirth''', also called the '''Shreyanshnath Jain Pilgrimage''', is a group of [[Jain]] [[Jain temple|temples]] in [[Sarnath]].{{sfn|Mansingka|2017}} They are located near [[Dhamek Stupa]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Simhapuri, present-day Singhpuri village, is believed to be the birthplace of the [[Shreyansanatha]], the 11th ''[[tirthankara]]''.{{sfn|Curran|2012|pp=632-633}}{{sfn|Shukla|Kulshreshtha|2019|p=28}} The place also marks four of five [[Panch Kalyanaka|Kalyanaka]] (auspicious events) of Shreyansanatha: ''Chyavan'' (tirthankara enter's their mother's womb), ''Janm'' (birth), ''[[Diksha]]'' (renunciation) and ''[[Kevala Jnana]]'' (omniscience).{{sfn|Ganguli|2020|p=31}} [[Mahavira]] also delivered sermons at Sarnath and [[Varanasi]].{{sfn|Dodson|2021|p=77}}<br />
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The ruins near a relatively new Digambara temple are of an ancient Jain temple erected by the [[Śvetāmbara|Śvetāmbaras]].{{sfn|Rousselet|1882|p=574}}<br />
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==About ''Digambara'' temple==<br />
The temple was constructed in 1824 CE to commemorate the birthplace of Shreyansanatha.{{sfn|Singh|2009|p=54}}{{sfn|Knapp|2008|p=151}}{{sfn|Singh|2015}} The ''mulnayak'' (primary deity) of the temple is a large image of Shreyansanatha and impressions of footprints.{{sfn|Dodson|2021|p=77}} The temple also features attractive frescoes depicting the life of Mahavira.{{sfn|Mansingka|2017}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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File:Jain Temple at the Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath.jpg|Digambar temple and Śvetāmbara temple ruins<br />
File:Sarnath Jain Temple (3).jpg|Idol of Shreyansanatha<br />
File:Interior of the Jain Temple dedicated to Shreyansanath, the eleventh Jain Tirthankar, Sarnath.jpg|Frescoes inside temple<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Parshvanath Jain temple, Varanasi]]<br />
* [[Chandrawati Jain temple]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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===Sources===<br />
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* {{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 }}<br />
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* {{cite book | last=Knapp | first=Stephen | title=Seeing Spiritual India: A Guide to Temples, Holy Sites, Festivals and Traditions | url={{Google Books|d1JJCgAAQBAJ|pg=PT151|plainurl=yes}} | publisher=[[iUniverse]] | year=2008 | isbn=9780595614523 }}<br />
* {{cite news | last=Mansingka | first=Shubham | title=Digambar Jain temple | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/sarnath/digambar-jain-temple/ps56473011.cms | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=11 January 2017 | access-date=28 June 2021 }}<br />
* {{cite news | last=Singh | first=Binay | title=4 Jain Tirthankaras born in Varanasi | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/4-jain-tirthankaras-born-in-varanasi/articleshow/48664869.cms | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=25 August 2015 | access-date=28 June 2021 }}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{commons category-inline|Sarnath Jain Tirth}}<br />
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{{Jain temples}}<br />
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[[Category:Jain temples in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:19th-century Jain temples]]</div>
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