Ahinsa Sthal

Ahinsa Sthal
Ahinsa Sthal
Religion
Affiliation	Jainism
Deity	Mahavira
Festivals	Mahavir Jayanti
Location
Location	Mehrauli, Delhi, India
	Shown within Delhi
Geographic coordinates	28°31′13″N 77°11′24″E / 28.52028°N 77.19000°ECoordinates: 28°31′13″N 77°11′24″E / 28.52028°N 77.19000°E
Architecture
Date established	1980
Temple(s)	2

Ahinsa Sthal is a Jain temple located in Mehrauli, Delhi. The main deity of the temple is Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara (human spiritual guide) of Avasarpiṇī (present half cycle of time). A magnificent statue of Tirthankara Mahāvīra is installed here.^[1]

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The statue of Mahavira was carved out of a granite rock in Karkala in Lotus position. The height of the statue is 13 feet 6 inches. Its weight is around 30 tonnes. The height of the lotus pedestal is 2 feet 8 inches and it weighs around 17 tonnes.^[2]

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Statue of Tirthankara Mahāvīra at Ahinsa sthal
Lord Mahavira's statue
Sculpture depicting Mahavira's message

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Citation[edit]

↑ Titze & Bruhn 1998, p. 266.
↑ Sahu 2018, p. 581.

Source[edit]

Titze, Kurt; Bruhn, Klaus (1998), Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-violence, Motilal Banarsidass Publisher, ISBN 8120815343, retrieved 24 October 2015
Sahu, Charan Lal (2018), Presidents of India & America with Britain’s Kings & Queens, Notion Press, ISBN 9781643245300

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[FOOTNOTETitzeBruhn1998266-1] Titze & Bruhn 1998, p. 266.

[FOOTNOTESahu2018581-2] Sahu 2018, p. 581.

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v t e Jain temples in India
See also : Jain temples in North America
Bihar	Pawapuri Statue of Vasupujya
Delhi	Sri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir Naya Mandir Ahinsa Sthal
Gujarat	Bhadreshwar Girnar Hutheesing Mahudi Palitana Shankheshwar Taranga Kothara Panchasara Kumbhariaji
Jharkhand	Shikharji
Karnataka	Badami cave temples Dharmasthala Temple Jain Temple, Lakkundi Panchakuta Basadi, Kambadahalli Saavira Kambada Basadi Sankighatta Shravanabelagola Halebidu Karkala Humcha Pattadakal Aihole
Kerala	Anantnath Swami Temple Jain temple, Alleppey Jain Temple, Kidanganad Jainimedu Jain temple Kattil Madam Temple
Madhya Pradesh	Kundalpur Bawangaja Jain temples of Khajuraho Kanch Mandir Sonagiri Muktagiri Hanumantal Bada Jain Mandir
Maharashtra	Gajpanth Kumbhoj Statue of Ahimsa
Nagaland	Dimapur Jain Temple
Odisha	Digambara Jaina Temple, Khandagiri Subai Jain temples
Rajasthan	Dilwara Temples Ajmer Jain temple Nakoda Nareli Jain Temple Padampura Ranakpur Jain temple Sanghiji Shri Mahavirji Tijara Jain temple Osian
Tamil Nadu	Arahanthgiri Jain Math Alagramam Jain Temple Kalugumalai Jain Beds Mannargudi Mallinatha Swamy Jain Temple Mel Sithamur Jain Math T. Nagar Shantinath Jain temple Thirakoil
Telangana	Kulpakji
Uttar Pradesh	Jain temples at Deogarh Jambudweep Digamber Jain Mandir Hastinapur Navagarh Tirth
West Bengal	Calcutta Jain Temple Pakbirra Jain temples
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