Ahinsa Sthal
| Ahinsa Sthal | |
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Mahavir Jayanti | |
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| Location | Mehrauli, Delhi, India |
  Shown within Delhi | |
| Geographic coordinates | 28°31′13″N 77°11′24″E / 28.52028°N 77.19000°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1980 |
| Temple(s) | 2 |
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Ahinsa Sthal is a Jain temple located in Mehrauli, Delhi. The main deity of the temple is Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara (human spiritual guide) of Avasarpiṇī (present half cycle of time). A magnificent statue of Tirthankara Mahāvīra is installed here.[1]
Statue
The statue of Mahavira was carved out of a granite rock in Karkala in Lotus position. The height of the statue is 13 feet 6 inches. Its weight is around 30 tonnes. The height of the lotus pedestal is 2 feet 8 inches and it weighs around 17 tonnes.[2]
Gallery
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Statue of Tirthankara Mahāvīra at Ahinsa sthal -
Lord Mahavira's statue -
Sculpture depicting Mahavira's message
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ahinsa Sthal.
References
Citation
- ^ Titze & Bruhn 1998, p. 266.
- ^ Sahu 2018, p. 581.
Sources
- Titze, Kurt; Bruhn, Klaus (1998), Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-violence, Motilal Banarsidass Publisher, ISBN 8120815343, retrieved 24 October 2015
- Sahu, Charan Lal (2018), Presidents of India & America with Britain's Kings & Queens, ISBN 9781643245300
See also : Jain temples in North America | |
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