#Jain Agams describe 11 Ganadhars (chief disciples) of Tirthankar #Mahavir swami

Indrabhuti
Agnibhuti
Vayubhuti
Vyakta
Sudharma
Mandit
Mauryaputta
Akampit
Achalbhrata
Metarya
Prabhas

All were Brahmins & took monk initiation under Lord Mahavir & followed Jain dharma

#Thread 👇🏼 All 11 were profound scholars of philosophy. All had their own secular beliefs regarding the soul, the divine, heaven, hell, salvation, sin, virtue etc. Hence before taking initiation they solved their doubts with Lord Mahavir & on being satisfied took initiation from him
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#Jainism #JainDharma

'Shree Vardhaman Shakrastav Stotra' is a collection of 273 Adjectives that emerged spontaneously from the heart of Shakrendra (Indra) Maharaja when he comes to know of Tirthankar's birth.

Sharing some interesting Adjectives in this #Thread 👇🏼 This stotra was virtually gifted by Shakrendra to Acharya Siddhasen Divakar Surishwarji in the 5th century CE for benefit of mankind. It was lost in the passage of time & rediscovered by Shri Chinubhai Ratilal Doshi from the Ancient Gyan Bhandar in Kavi #Jain Tirth, #Gujarat

#JainPersonalities

An Epitome of #Humanity: Diwan Todarmal

Who laid 78000 Gold coins to buy 4 yards of land to cremate the bodies of #Sikh Guru Gobind Singh's 2 sons & his mother in 1704 CE; who were executed & denied last rites as they refused to convert into #Islam
#Thread Seth Todarmal was born in an Oswal #Jain Shwetambar family in Punjab (exact city vary in diff sources) & his ancestors were wealthy Traders. In 1630CE, Emperor Shah Jahan promoted him to the post of Diwan-cum-Faujdar in Sirhind, Punjab. (A biopic on him was released in 2023).
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#Thread on #Saraswati mata - the Goddess of Knowledge

Also known as Shrut devi/Jinvani mata in #Jainism

Oldest idol of Saraswati (132CE) with an inscription was excavated from Jain Stupa @ Kankali Tila, Mathura #UP. Donated by a Jain metal worker. She holds Jinagam & a mala
(1) 10th Century idol of #Jain Saraswati Devi with Tirthankar on top from Pallu, Bikaner, #Rajasthan. Currently on display at Ajmer Museum. The iconography shows Kamandal, mala and Jinagam in her hands
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Sheth Motichand sha

He was born in 1782, to Seth Amin Chand & Roopa Bai at Bombay. Amin Chand had migrated from Khambat to Bombay in 1758 at the age of 13 where he started jewellery business. There he built a griha jinalay.
#Thread #SundaySpecial But when he died, the family was left behind in a critical financial condition. His eldest son Nemi Chand started brokerage & paid off father's debts but died young at 31. Within 5 years Motichand developed business to great heights & became a millionaire
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📣#BreakingNews #HistoricEvent 🇮🇳 🇵🇰

21.05.23, Sunday:
For the first time ever in 76 years, since the 1947 Partition of India & Pakistan, #Jain monks enter #Pakistan to visit their #Jain Pilgrimages today!

#Thread Gachchadhipati Acharya Shri Dharmadhurandhar Suri takes the message of Peace & Ahimsa of Jinshashan to #Pakistan to visit the Samadhi mandir of Param pujya Acharya Shri Atmaramji Maharaj at Gujranwala. He belongs to Punjab Kesari Acharya Vijay Vallabh Surishwarji's Samuday
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#JainNews
Interim orders finally passed by Supreme Court on #Antarikshji Parshwanath, Shirpur

Doors will re-open for Worship!

1) Shwetambars to continue Management
2) Digambars to worship acc to 1905 Agreement
3) Shwetambars can continue lep procedure as per Privy Council order On 05.02.23, under the guidance of Bhaktiyogacharya Yashovijay ji, the newly built Antarikshji Parshwanath Shwetambar Tirth Pratishtha was done. Call it a co-incidence or devotion, it seems it paved way for the years-long pending case of Antarikshji 🙏🏼😍

🥳 Big News! Today's meeting of Jain delegates with Central govt to #SaveShikharji has given positive results. Shikharji will remain a Holy Pilgrimage site, not a Tourist centre. All steps will be taken to protect its sanctity like banning Meat, Liquor, Anti-social activities
(1) Ministry of Environment,Forests & Climate change (Wild life Division) issued an official letter

The declaration of Parasnath hill under eco-sensitive zone is stayed. 2 Jains+1 Tribal will form a committee to monitor progress

Unauthorized camping, trekking will be prohibited
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Maha Rally of #Jains for
#SaveGiriraj #SaveShikarji

5th Jan 2023:
#AndhraPradesh
Udaipur, #Rajasthan
Halol, #Gujarat Maha Rally of #Jains for
#SaveGiriraj #SaveShikharji

6th Jan 2013:
Chennai, #Tamilnadu
Mysore, #Karnataka
Dahanu, #Gujarat

Over 1 lakh #Jains reach #Palitana, #Gujarat for Tirth Raksha on a short notice. It shows their devout love for our Tirths & Jinshashan! 😍🙏🏼

આ જૂનુન નથી, ખુમારી છે....
વિરોધ નથી, તીર્થ રક્ષા નો પ્રેમ છે 🙏🏼

"જય આદિનાથ, જય ગિરિરાજ"

(Video: Shashan Shah) Jai Adinath, Jai Giriraj!

Video: @KadamShah11

😠 @CMOGuj under ur governance, miscreants from the #Hindu community are attacking #Jain Tirths continously destroying our ancient heritage @ Palitana Tirth #Gujarat

@sanghaviharsh HM of Gujarat is a Jain still no FIR registered by @GujaratPolice! Why??

#SavePalitana
#Thread 👇🏼 On 26.11.22, miscreants damaged the ancient footprints of Tirthankar Adinath bhagvaan at Rohishala, Palitana Tirth, #Gujarat.

FIR was registered only on 5.12.22. @GujaratPolice has not caught the criminals & due to their non action, these infringe elements repeat offence.
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Sketches of Tirthankar Bhagvaan made by @DrSachinJain666 as a part of his hobby. 🙏🏼

More images in the thread...
#jain #jainism #art #artistsontwitter #artvsartist2022
(1) #jain #Jainism #tirthankar #art #artvsartist2022 #artistsontwitter

Sketches by @DrSachinJain666
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#JainismAbroad

😍 Mesmerising Guru Bhakti on the holy land of Acharya Shri Jinkushalsuri Dada Guru @ Derawar/Deraur #Pakistan on 07.12.22 on the occasion of Margsheersh Poornima 🙏🏼

(Source:Jain Heritage Foundation)

#jainism #jain #tirth #heritage #historic #indiainpakistan
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😍 Mesmerising Guru Bhakti on the holy land of Acharya shri Jinkushalsuri Dada Guru @ Derawar/Deraur #Pakistan on 07.12.22 on the occasion of Margsheersh Poornima 🙏🏼

(Source:Jain Heritage Foundation)

#jainism #jain #tirth #heritage #historic #indiainpakistan
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#JainNews A proud moment! 🌹

16.11.22: In Britain's House of Commons, London, the 'Ahimsa Award' was awarded to Dr.Kumarpal Desai by the Jain All Party Parliamentary Group, an organization of more than 30 org in England
#Thread This Ahimsa award is given every year during the celebration of Ahimsa divas/Non Violence day. It is given to a person who has spread the spirit of compassion through his life's work, meritorious contribution in literature & journalim, education, religion & social service.
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#JainNews

Congratulations #Madurai! 🥳

Arittapatti, #Tamilnadu gets notified by GOTN as the 1st Biodiversity Heritage Site in Tamil Nadu. It is a biodiversity paradise with several endemic species & a Historical Heritage site dating back to 1000s of years! 😍
@ASIGoI
#Thread Arittapatti (also called as Pancha Pandava Padukkai) is a village set near a rocky hill in Melur block, about 25kms northeast of Madurai, #Tamilnadu. It has one of the oldest known Tamil Brahmi inscriptions dating back to the 2nd century BCE in Kalinjamalai, Arittapatti.
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'Siribhoovalaya' is a unique work of multi-lingual literature by Kumudendu Muni, a 8th century Kannada #Jain monk. It contains valuable information about various sciences including mathematics, chemistry, physics, metallurgy, astronomy, medicine, history, space travel etc
#Thread The work is unique as it doesn't use Alphabets, but is composed entirely in Kannada numerics called Anka lipi. Totally there are 26 chapters in big volumes, of which only 3 have been decoded. This method of writing/coding represents 18 scripts & over 700 languages!
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#saveariha #BharatKiBetiBachao

@AmbAckermann in ur country #Germany our #Indian child has been snatched away. They won't send her to India! Her parents are sitting outside ur embassy since days why u r not meeting them?

@DelhiPolice @DCP_CCC_Delhi is arresting them!😡
@CMODelhi To watch what's going on LIVE, follow this page fb.watch/gwF9MkjuMW/
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Photos of #Girnar Tirth, Junagadh district, #Gujarat by @SamDalrymple123

We know from Ashoka's inscriptions at the base of the hill that it was a major pilgrimage site from at least 250BC. This tirth is dedicated to 22nd Tirthankar Shri Neminath.
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@GujaratTourism Around the 8th century CE, a temple was constructed dedicated to Goddess Ambika at the top, the current temple was rebuilt in the 15th century. It was under the Solanki Chaulukyas around the 12th century that temple construction here reached its pinnacle
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Om Shanti 🙏🏼

Sallekhna Samadhi of #Jain monk 8Param Pujya Shri 105 Kshullak Satyanand Maharaj at Sri Kshetra, Ponnur Hills, #Tamil Nadu at 12.20 pm yesterday.

Sallekhna or Santhara is one ritual that has come a long way & consistently practiced for 2300+ years
#Thread Memorial stones, Inscriptions, Chambers, Sculptures are some of the archaeological evidences of Sallekhana being an ancient practice. Sallekhana is always voluntary, undertaken after public declaration, and never assisted with any chemicals or tools.
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Dilapidated #Jain temple found @ Ada village, Simulia block, Balasore dt, #Odisha #Orissa

History & Heritage Researcher @Deepak4Heritage visits the site & identifies Tirthankar Parshvanath, Rishabhnath, Shantinath, Chandraprabha, Yakshi Ambika & Chakreshwari.🙏🏼
#Thread Ada is an ancient village certainly having historical background behind it. There are some images related to Brahmanical faith present in this village. The early Uma-Maheswar image kept in front of the Chateswar Mahadeva temple is a fine specimen of Kalingan iconography.
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#Thread
#Jainism in #Telangana by Sunil Samudrala

8th century Jain idol at Vemulawada, Bhimeshwara Temple, Sircilla, #Telangana
#jainam_in_telangana
(1) Vemulawada, Sircilla, #Telangana
8th to 9th Century.

#jainam_in_telangana
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