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How did Prabhu Mahavir actually look like?
One of the earliest physical descriptions of Lord Mahavir Swami occurs in an Upang Agam named Shri Aupapatik Sutra. Must know for all Jains. Read the entire thread below~
(1/10) The divine pratima of Sri #Shantinath Bhagwan from #Varahi.
On the evening of 24th Nov 1984, a 13 year old girl from Sadpur, Gujarat (near the Indo-Pak border) was digging behind the Hanuman Mandir when her shovel hit a metal idol a few feet beneath the surface!
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(2/10) To her surprise, a large beautiful idol in metal emerged along with 1 Chovisi, 8 small metal idols, 3 Dhup danis, one Aarti & Mangal Deepak. As the news spread, the Jain Sangh from Varahi situated near Sadpur requested the locals for the pratima but were refused.
(3/10) The pratimaji was kept under the custody of a local priest who had experienced divinity since the day the idol came under his custody - The undrinkable salty water from the well behind his home suddenly turned sweet & thus he was not ready to part away with the idol
On the banks of the holy #Rujuvalika River near #Giridih (Jharkhand) where Prabhu #Mahavir attained Kevalgyan, #Nandprabha family built this magnificent tirth with their own swadravya! Read the complete thread for mindblowing facts.
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(2/15) Spread over a vast area of 44 acres, right on the banks of Rujuvalika River, the 104 feet tall “Ashtabhadri Chaturmukh Praasaad” (Jinalay) was built with 1.25 lac cubic feet of white marble, with intricate carvings resembling those in Dilwara Mt. Abu and Ranakpur Tirths.
(3/15) The temple looks ethereal with its beautiful carvings on Gumbaj, Jalis, Gokhalas, Stambhas, Torans etc. Both the 41 feet Dhwajj Dand (flagpole) weighing 3800 kg and the 3000 kg Kalash on top of the Shikhar are plated with pure gold.
Muni Shri Devsiddhavijayji Maharaj ~Born as Devraj in Davangere, Karnataka in a non Jain family, he was a non-vegetarian since birth. Today he completed 108 yatras of #Shatrunjay hill in 27 days while fasting - i.e. without food. His transformation story in thread #jainism#jain
One day, her Jain employer forgot some stuff at the derasar (Jain temple), & asked him to collect it for her. He went there & was awestruck at the glimpse of the lord. This was the first time Devraj had seen the glory of Tirthankar prabhu. While returning he saw the notice board.
The notice in Kannada mentioned that the sangh was organising a Maskshaman Tapasya (Fasting for 30 days straight) - but Devraj misinterpreted it as Mas-Bhakshan (consumption of meat). He enquired the same to her employer who made her understand the Jain way of life
The Chintamani Parshwanath Jain Temple in Bhujia Bazar Bikaner preserves 1116 ancient idols made of Panchdhatu (5 metal alloys). Of these-
11th CE - 9 idols
12th CE - 10 idols
13th CE - 63 idols
14th CE - 259 idols
15th CE - 436 idols
16th CE - 339 idols #jain#jainism#heritage
In Samvat 1633, Akbar's Commander Tursamkhan attacked Sirohi and got to know of the various Jain panchdhatu idols preserved in various jinalays. He knew that the Gold content in these idols was very high, so he captured 1050 panchdhatu idols from various nearby temples of Sirohi
Tursamkhan collected them all and carried them all to Fatehpur Sikri. In the meantime this news reached Karmachand Bacchawat of Bikaner who rushed to Fatehpur Sikri to prevent the idols from melting. Karmachand arrived at Akbar's court with various gifts which pleased the king
Glimpses of Shantidhara Abhishek conducted today on the ancient & divine idol of Shri Uvassagaharam Parshwanath, (believed to be installed by Kesi Swami) at Nagpura Tirth, Chattisgarh in the holy presence of Pujya Shri Prashamrativijayji Maharaj.
The Jain Diplomacy in the courts of Delhi Sultanate & Mughal Empire.
Read the complete thread to know how Acharya Hirvijaysuri, Acharya Jinaprabhsuri, Vastupal-Tejpal, Shantidas Zaveri etc. ensured that Jain interests remained protected #jain#jainism#history#heritage
In the 13th CE AD Vastupal and Tejpal (ministers of Virdhaval, Vaghela ruler of Gujarat) came to know that Sultan Iltutmish's mother was on her way to conduct Hajj through the port of Khambat in Gujarat. Both brothers went to receive her and made spectacular arrangements for her.
On her return both the brothers received her and accompanied her to Delhi which highly impressed Iltutmish who rewarded them with the assurance of safety of Jain's and pilgrimages along with and a rare marble slab which was used to carve a large idol of Adinath Bhagwan