In my previous Jain Stamps compilation out of 36 stamps it showed only 30 stamps.
Kindly find below the balance 6 stamps.
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Godiji Temple situated at Pydhonie, Mumbai is a Bhagwan Parshvanatha temple established in 1812 by Moti Shah. The idol in the temple is a major source of attraction. On 17 Apr 2012 Govt issued a stamp to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the temple.
Karpoor Chandra 'Kulish' (1926 - 2006) started his career in journalism as an employee in a newspaper. In 1956 he started his own newspaper Rajasthan Patrika. His compilation of all existing 11 Samhitas of 4 Vedas, titled as 'Shabd Vedas' has been a rare work
Tarachand Barjatya(1914 - 1992) founder of Rajshri Production was a famous Jain film producer. He made family oriented films like Dosti, Geet Gaata Chal & Maine Pyar Kiya. Govt issued a stamp to honour him on 3 May 2013 celebrating 100 years of Indian Cinema.
Acharya Gyansagar Ji (1891-1973) was a scholar of ancient Jain literature. 'Manav Dharma' & 'Vivekodaya' are his literary composition. His epic poem 'Rishabhavatara' was inspired by 1st Tirthankara Rishabh Dev. On 10 Sep 2013 a stamp was issued to honour him.
Acharya Vimal Sagar Ji (1916-1994) had a good knowledge of traditional medicine system. He authored many books. He performed more than 100 dikshas and travelled walking more than 50000 km preaching Jainism. A stamp was issued on 14 Dec 2016 to honour him.
Shrimad Rajchandraji (1867-1901) was a spiritual mentor of Mahatma Gandhi. At a very younger age he mastered almost all the treatises on philosophy with the sole purpose of discovering the Ultimate Truth.On 29 Jun 2017 a stamp was issued to honour him.
Las Vegas Jain Temple Story:
This Jain temple was constructed for the 1904 St. Louis World's fair, termed 'Louisiana Purchase Exposition'. The Jain temple was made of teakwood and was a copy of a white marble temple 8 times as large at Palitana
The reproduction took 2 years work of 65 artists and was made expressly for the fair. The beauty of the temple is that it can be dismantled into approx. 1600 parts and can be boxed. The structure is of the size 15 ft X 20 ft X 35 ft high and weighs nearly 4500 Kg.
The temple is a rare surviving eg. of Indian tradition of wooden architecture. It is believed that it was originally carved at the Ahmedabad Woodcarving Co. jointly run by Maganbhai Hutheesing and Lockwood de Forest, a painter & an architect of New York city.
Lala Deen Dayal (1844 - 1905) was born in Meerut in a Jain family of jewellers. He is considered as a pioneer of Indian photography. Nizam of Hyderabad appointed him as his court photographer & conferred upon him the title of "Raja".
He set up his first studio in Indore in 1868. Later he set up studios in Hyderabad and Bombay. He took more than 6000 photographs. In 2006 Indian Govt issued a stamp to honour him.
The below photograph is of the ceiling of Jain Temple at Chittorgarh taken in 1882.
Lala Deen Dayal was appointed as the photographer to the Viceroy of India in 1885. In 1905-06, he accompanied the Royal tour of the Prince & Princess of Wales.
The below photograph is of Jain Idols in TinTal Cave of Ellora taken in 1889.
Tirthankar : 02
Name : Ajitnath Ji
Birth : Ayodhya
Father Name : King Jitshatru
Mother Name : Queen Vijayadevi
Nirvana : Sammed Shikhar Ji
Lanchan : Elephant
Tirthankar : 03
Name : Sambhavnath Ji
Father Name : King Jitari
Mother Name : Queen Senadevi
Birth : Sharavasti
Nirvana : Sammed Shikhar Ji
Lanchan : Horse
It is said that the mothers of would-be Tirthankaras witness 14 auspicious objects in their dreams. Mata Trishala also had these dreams, which filled her with wonder. She told King Sidharth about the dreams. He told her that these dreams seemed very auspicious.
The 1st dream Queen Trishala had was of an Elephant.
This dream indicated that Queen would give birth to a child with exceptionally good character. The four tusk signified that he would guide the spiritual chariot with its four components: monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen.
The 2nd dream Queen Trishala had was of a Bull. The bull was noble, grand and had a majestic hump. Its horns were superb and sharply pointed.
This dream indicated that her son would be highly religious and spiritual teacher. He would help cultivate religion.
This post is a compilation of all the postal stamps issued by Indian Government on Jainism & Jain personalities.
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The first stamp on Jainism was issued in India by Saurashtra State, before Independence on 18 Oct 1929. This stamp bears a view of Girnar Hills where 22nd Jain Tirthankar Neminath Bhagwan had attained Nirvana. Girnar is an important Jain pilgrimage centre.
On 6 May 1935 Indian Govt. issued first stamp on Jainism depicting Shitalnath Jain Temple of Kolkata. The temple was constructed by Rai Badridas Bahadoor Mookim in 1868. The stamp was issued to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V regime.
Jains celebrate five major events in the life of a Tirthankara. They are called Kalyanak (auspicious events).
They are: 1. Chyavana Kalyanak 2. Janma Kalyanak 3. Diksha Kalyanak 4. Kevaljnana Kalyanak 5. Nirvana Kalyanak
Janma Kalyanak:
This is the event when the Tirthankara Soul is born. Snatra Puja is a ritual celebrating this event in which Indra does abhisheka on the Tirthankara on Mount Meru.