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[[Jainism]] has had a notable following in [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WzEzXDk0v6sC&q=jainism+in+gujarat&pg=PA55|title=Jainism|isbn=9788120813762|access-date=21 January 2016|last1=Glasenapp|first1=Helmuth von|year=1999}}</ref> According to the 2011 Census of India, around 0.959% of the population of Gujarat is Jain.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-08-27|title=Census of India : C-1 Population By Religious Community|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|access-date=2021-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827210435/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|archive-date=27 August 2015}}</ref> There are several old Jain temples that draw pilgrims from Jains around the world in places such as [[Palitana temples|Palitana]], [[Taranga Jain temple|Taranga]], [[Shankheshwar Jain Temple|Sankheshwar]], [[Idar, Gujarat|Idar]].
[[Jainism]] has had a notable following in [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WzEzXDk0v6sC&q=jainism+in+gujarat&pg=PA55|title=Jainism|isbn=9788120813762|access-date=21 January 2016|last1=Glasenapp|first1=Helmuth von|year=1999|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. }}</ref> According to the 2011 Census of India, around 0.959% of the population of Gujarat is Jain.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-08-27|title=Census of India : C-1 Population By Religious Community|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|access-date=2021-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827210435/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|archive-date=27 August 2015}}</ref> There are several old Jain temples that draw pilgrims from Jains around the world in places such as [[Palitana temples|Palitana]], [[Taranga Jain temple|Taranga]], [[Shankheshwar Jain Temple|Sankheshwar]], [[Idar, Gujarat|Idar]].


==History==
==History==
Jains believe that their 22nd [[Tirthankara]] (propagators of Jain religion) [[Neminath]] attained [[Moksha]]/ [[Nirvana]] on [[Girnar]] in Gujarat. Many other monks have also got attained Moksha in Gujarat; especially on the holy mountains of Girnar and [[Shatrunjaya]]. The [[Jain councils]] were held in [[Vallabhi]] c. 5th century CE.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLNQKGcDIhsC&q=jainism+in+gujarat&pg=PA59|title=Jainism|isbn=9788120819382|access-date=21 January 2016|last1=Shah|first1=Natubhai|year=2004}}</ref> Their canonical scriptures were written down during this council. King [[Vanaraja Chavda]] (c. 720-780 CE) of the [[Chavda dynasty]] was brought up by a Jain monk named Shilaguna Suri.
Jains believe that their 22nd [[Tirthankara]] (propagators of the Jain religion) [[Neminath]] attained [[Moksha]]/ [[Nirvana]] on [[Girnar]] in Gujarat. Many other holy Kalyanak places are present in Gujarat like Palitana(Shatrunjaya), Girnar, etc. Many other monks have also got attained Moksha in Gujarat; especially on the holy mountains of Girnar and [[Shatrunjaya]]. The [[Jain councils]] were held in [[Vallabhi]] c. 5th century CE.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Shah |first1=Natubhai |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLNQKGcDIhsC&q=jainism+in+gujarat&pg=PA59 |title=Jainism |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers |year=2004 |isbn=9788120819382 |access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> Their canonical scriptures were written down during this council. King [[Vanaraja Chavda]] (c. 720-780 CE) of the [[Chavda dynasty]] was brought up by a Jain monk named Shilaguna Suri.


[[Jain temples]] are found in Gujarat from as early as the 6th and 7th centuries CE. It was patronized by the [[Chaulukya dynasty|Chaulukyas]] and [[Chavada]]s.{{sfn|Wink|1991|p=355}} [[Dhank Caves]] (3rd-7th century CE) in Rajkot district has Jain Tirthankara carvings. Northern Gujarat became a principle center of Jainism in the 13th century CE.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nzpYb5UOeiwC&q=jainism+in+gujarat&pg=PA111|title=Cultural History of India|isbn=9788122415872|access-date=21 January 2016|last1=Prakash|first1=Om|year=2005}}</ref>
[[Jain temples]] are found in Gujarat from as early as the 6th and 7th centuries CE. It was patronized by the [[Chaulukya dynasty|Chaulukyas]] and [[Chavda dynasty|Chavada]]s.{{sfn|Wink|1991|p=355}} [[Dhank Caves]] (3rd-7th century CE) in Rajkot district has Jain Tirthankara carvings. Northern Gujarat became a principle center of Jainism in the 13th century CE.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nzpYb5UOeiwC&q=jainism+in+gujarat&pg=PA111|title=Cultural History of India|isbn=9788122415872|access-date=21 January 2016|last1=Prakash|first1=Om|year=2005|publisher=New Age International }}</ref>


The earliest known [[Old Gujarati]] text ''Bharat-Bahubali Ras'', was written by a Jain monk Shalibhadra Suri.{{sfn|Datta|1987|p=454}} Of the most important people in Gujarat's Jain history were the Acharya [[Hemachandra]] Suri and his pupil, the [[Chaulukya]] ruler [[Kumarapala (Chaulukya dynasty)|Kumarapala]].
The earliest known [[Old Gujarati]] text ''Bharat-Bahubali Ras'', was written by a Jain monk Shalibhadra Suri.{{sfn|Datta|1987|p=454}} Of the most important people in Gujarat's Jain history were the Acharya [[Hemachandra]] Suri and his pupil, the [[Chaulukya]] ruler [[Kumarapala (Chaulukya dynasty)|Kumarapala]].
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*[[Patan, Gujarat|Patan]]
*[[Patan, Gujarat|Patan]]
*[[Taranga Jain temple|Taranga]]
*[[Taranga Jain temple|Taranga]]
*[[Songadh (Saurashtra)|Songadh]]
*[[Radhanpur|Radhanpur Jain Tirth]]
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*[[Khambhat]]
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File:Jain Temple, Pavagadh (cropped).jpg|[[Shri Pavagadh Tirth]], part of [[Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park|Champaner-Pavagadh]] a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]
File:Jain Temple, Pavagadh (cropped).jpg|[[Shri Pavagadh Tirth]], part of [[Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park|Champaner-Pavagadh]] a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]
File:Polo Monument and Vijaynagar Forest- Jain Temples (cropped).jpg|[[Jain temples, Abhapur]]
File:Polo Monument and Vijaynagar Forest- Jain Temples (cropped).jpg|[[Jain temples, Abhapur]]
File:Kumbhariya Jain Derasar complex, Ambaji Gujarat 240.jpg|[[Kumbharia Jain temples]]
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==See also==
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==References==
==References==
* {{Citation |last=Datta|first=Amaresh|author-link=Amaresh Datta|url={{Google books|ObFCT5_taSgC|page=454|plainurl=yes}}  |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|date=1987|isbn=9788126018031}}
* {{Citation |last=Datta|first=Amaresh|author-link=Amaresh Datta|url={{Google books|ObFCT5_taSgC|page=454|plainurl=yes}}  |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|date=1987|isbn=9788126018031}}
* {{citation |last=Glasenapp |first=Helmuth Von | author-link=Helmuth von Glasenapp |title=Jainism: An Indian Religion of Salvation |date=1999 |location=[[Delhi]] |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |url={{Google books|WzEzXDk0v6sC|page=|plainurl=yes}} h |isbn=81-208-1376-6 }}
* {{cite book |last=Glasenapp |first=Helmuth Von | author-link=Helmuth von Glasenapp |title=Jainism: An Indian Religion of Salvation |date=1999 |location=[[Delhi]] |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |url={{Google books|WzEzXDk0v6sC|plainurl=yes}} |isbn=81-208-1376-6 }}
* {{cite book|last=Wink|first=André|author-link=André Wink|url={{Google books|75FlxDhZWpwC|page=355|plainurl=yes}} |title=Al-Hind the Making of the Indo-Islamic World|isbn=9004102361|access-date=21 January 2016|year=1991}}
* {{cite book|last=Wink|first=André|author-link=André Wink|url={{Google books|75FlxDhZWpwC|page=355|plainurl=yes}} |title=Al-Hind the Making of the Indo-Islamic World|isbn=9004102361|access-date=21 January 2016|year=1991 |publisher=BRILL }}


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Jainism has had a notable following in Gujarat.[1] According to the 2011 Census of India, around 0.959% of the population of Gujarat is Jain.[2] There are several old Jain temples that draw pilgrims from Jains around the world in places such as Palitana, Taranga, Sankheshwar, Idar.

History[edit | edit source]

Jains believe that their 22nd Tirthankara (propagators of the Jain religion) Neminath attained Moksha/ Nirvana on Girnar in Gujarat. Many other holy Kalyanak places are present in Gujarat like Palitana(Shatrunjaya), Girnar, etc. Many other monks have also got attained Moksha in Gujarat; especially on the holy mountains of Girnar and Shatrunjaya. The Jain councils were held in Vallabhi c. 5th century CE.[3] Their canonical scriptures were written down during this council. King Vanaraja Chavda (c. 720-780 CE) of the Chavda dynasty was brought up by a Jain monk named Shilaguna Suri.

Jain temples are found in Gujarat from as early as the 6th and 7th centuries CE. It was patronized by the Chaulukyas and Chavadas.[4] Dhank Caves (3rd-7th century CE) in Rajkot district has Jain Tirthankara carvings. Northern Gujarat became a principle center of Jainism in the 13th century CE.[5]

The earliest known Old Gujarati text Bharat-Bahubali Ras, was written by a Jain monk Shalibhadra Suri.[6] Of the most important people in Gujarat's Jain history were the Acharya Hemachandra Suri and his pupil, the Chaulukya ruler Kumarapala.

Major Centers[edit | edit source]

Major ancient Jain centers include:

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See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Glasenapp, Helmuth von (1999). Jainism. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 9788120813762. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Census of India : C-1 Population By Religious Community". 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 27 August 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Shah, Natubhai (2004). Jainism. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. ISBN 9788120819382. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Wink 1991, p. 355.
  5. ↑ Prakash, Om (2005). Cultural History of India. New Age International. ISBN 9788122415872. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Datta 1987, p. 454.

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