Jirawala Tirth
Jirawala Tirth is a Jain temple in Jirawala village of Sirohi District in Rajasthan, India. It lies 58 km from Abu Road.
| Jirawala Tirth | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Jainism |
| Deity | Parshva |
| Festivals | Mahavir Jayanti, Diwali |
| Location | |
| Location | Sirohi district, Rajasthan, India |
  Location within Gujarat | |
| Geographic coordinates | 24°40′26.3″N 72°29′34.8″E / 24.673972°N 72.493000°ECoordinates: 24°40′26.3″N 72°29′34.8″E / 24.673972°N 72.493000°E |
| Architecture | |
| Creator | Sheth Shri Amrasa |
| Completed | 1134 CE (present structure) |
| Temple(s) | 2 |
| Website | |
| www | |
HistoryEdit
Jirawala has been an important Jain centre between 506 CE to 1324 CE. The iconic idol of Parshvanath, the principal deity of the temple, was found during an excavation. The cow belonging to Brahmin boy Kadwa used to pour out its milk every day near a cave in Jirawala. Upon hearing about this by Brahmin boy, Jain Seth Dhanna Shah dreamt of a Parshvanath idol where cow went to pour milk. After the search, the idol was found from the same spot and the idol was installed by Acharya Deva Gupta Suri in 894 CE. According to belief, the idol is made up of sand and milk. An idol of Neminatha was temporarily replaced as mulnayak of the temple.[1]
About templeEdit
The current structure of the temple dates back to 1134 AD. There is a temple with an image of Neminatha, too. These temples were attacked and desecrated during Muslim rule but were later renovated by the Jain community. The village was a place of pilgrimage for Jains. Many Jain saints and scholars visited the place and composed the religious books there during the fifteenth century. In Shvetambara tradition, idols tend to derive their name from a geographical region, the Jirawala Parshvanath is one of 108 prominent idols of Parshvanath idols.[2] The temple complex includes Dharamshala and bhojanalya.[1]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
CitationEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mehta 1970, p. 126.
- ↑ Cort 2001, p. 234.
SourcesEdit
- Cort, John E. (2001), Jains in the World: Religious Values and Ideology in India, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-803037-9
- Mehta, Jodh Sinha (1970), Abu to Udapiur, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8-12-082984-8
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