Thread by @Jainismrevival

Important #Thread

My visit to Qutub Minar, #Delhi in 2019. The whole place speaks volumes of temples that once stood there. It was thrilling to search & spot our Tirthankar carved on a pillar. The ceilings too clearly reveal the same architecture as in our #Jain temples
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Construction of Qutub Minar "victory tower" begun by Qutb-ud-din Aibak to mark his victory over Rajput Jains, was finally completed by Firoz Shah Tughlaq in 1368 AD. Apart from this, other structures include Quwwat ul-Islam Masjid, Alai Darwaza, Alai Minar & the Iron pillar
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Construction of the Quwwat ul-Islam masjid started in 1193 CE by Aibak. Acc to a Persian inscription on the inner eastern gateway, it was built with parts taken by destruction of 27 #Jain temples built during the reign of Tomaras & Prithviraj Chauhan.
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Quwwat ul-Islam masjid is reminiscent in style & design of the Adhai-din-ka Jhopra or Ajmer mosque at Ajmer, #Rajasthan which was also built by Aibak during the same time by demolishing the #Jain temple. I've observed that Jami Masjids are built over Jain or Hindu temples.
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Nattal Sahu of Yoginipur (now Mehrauli, Delhi) was a Agrawal Jain merchant-prince who lived during the reign of Tomara king, Anangapal. His life's account is described in Apabhramsha text Pasanaha Cariu (Parshvanath Caritra) of poet Vibudh Shridhar, written in VS 1189/1132 CE
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Nattal was a minister in the court of Anangapal raja.He controlled a commercial empire spread through Anga,Vanga (Bengal), Kalinga (Odisha),Nepal,Bhot (Tibet), Panchal,Chedi,Gauda, Thakka (Punjab),Kerala, Karnataka,Marahatta,Bhadanaka (Bayana),Magadh, Gurjar, Sorath & Haryana
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Nattal was the chief of the #Jains of Delhi. He built a beautiful temple of Lord Adinath & had the idol installed with an elaborate ceremony (Pratishtha). It is believed that fragments of this large temple were used to build the mosque at Qutub Minar.
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Very important presentation by Dr.Anekant Jain on Qutub Minar.

Highlights:
- 'Anangacharyu' lost Jain work on Anangapal II.
- 28 #Jain temples around Mehrauli
- Jain idols found in excavations.
- Qutub Minar is the Manastambha built in Jain temples

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- Tirthankar idols found on pillars
- Tirthankar Parshwanath seen on ceiling
- Another slab with Tirthankars seen
- Parshwa Yaksh & Padmavati Yakshini, Ambika Yakshini seen.
- The entrance gate is like the Toran dwar - 1st gate of Samavasaran with many bells
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- Jain poet meets Jain merchant Alahar Sahu (Anangapal's court) & Nagar seth Nathhal Sahu who established Jain temple Nabheya (Nabhi's son Rushabh) mandir.He also consecrated idol of Chandra prabhu & hoisted a 5-colored flag.
- Arabic inscription says breaking 27 Boudhsthan
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