Jainism in North Karnataka

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Jainism in North Karnataka flourished under the

Vijayanagara Empire. Imbued with religious feeling, patronage was extended towards the building of Jain temple and it garnered high repute among the people, particularly the ruling classes and the mercantile community; effectively getting treated as the state religion.[1]

Literaturef

The Kannada poet

Rishabhanatha, the first tirthankara. The Neminatha Purana, which offers information of the 22nd tirthankara Neminatha, provides a Jain interpretation for the story of Krishna and the Pandavas.[2]

Jain architecture

Bahubali in Jain Cave temple No. 4 at Badami, 6th century

Jain architecture can be classified into two categories namely basadi and betta. Basadi is a Jain monastery or temple where an image of one of the twenty-four tirthankaras (saints) is installed and worshipped. They were built in the Dravidian style and the oldest basadi can be traced back to at least the first century AD. Betta is a hill with an open courtyard containing the image of Gommata or Gommateswara.

The earliest dated structure is a basadi at

Kadamba Dynasty of Banavasi laying the foundation for Jain architecture in North Karnataka.[3]

Lakshmeshwar, Koppal, Bankur, of North Karnataka. Jainism exerted considerable influence over the cultural life of Karnataka during the rule of the Rashtrakutas.[4] Several basadi were erected for the further propagation of the religion in the State. Important among them is the Parsvanatha Basadi at Ron with its exquisitely carved grills depicting gandharvas in scrollwork.[5]

Badami Chalukyas.[6]

inscription at Meguti temple Aihole in Sanskrit language and old Kannada script

Adi Purana was written by Adikavi Pampa in this Basadi. Other Jain temple includes Jinalaya at Hallur, The Jinalaya at Adur built by Dharmagamunda.[7]

Jain Narayana temple located on the

Manyakheta in 9th century. It consists of a mukhamandapa (main hall), a navaranga, shukanasa, and garbhagriha. The principle deity of the temple is Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara of Jainism.[8]

Yakshis, Padmavati are also present here.[9][10]

Western Chalukya rule in mid-11th century. The temple has single shrine connected to a closed hall via a vestibule that is connected to a mandapa. The temple has idol of Mahavira, Brahma, Saraswati, and Gajalakshmi.[11]

Padmabbarasi basadi is the biggest Rashtrakuta temple in Karnataka. This temple was built during the period of Krishna III, by Padmabbarasi, the queen of Ganga Permadi Bhutayya in 950 AD.[12]

Navagraha Jain Temple at Varur near Hubli is one of the major pilgrimage. The temple features a 61 feet (18.6 m) tall monolithic idol of Parshvanatha and the smaller statues of other eight tirthankaras. The statue stands on a 48-foot high pedestal making the total height 109 feet. The statue is the tallest statue of the Parshvanatha.[13]

Dakshina Bharatha Jain Sabha

Main article: Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha

Dakshina Bharati Jain Sabha is a social service organization of the Jains of South India. The organization has its headquarter at

Kannada Jains
) and Goa.

See also

References

Citation

  1. ^ "The Jain Legacy In Karnataka". Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  2. ISBN 9788182201132
  3. ^ Chugh 2016, p. 312.
  4. ^ Chugh 2016, p. 301.
  5. ^ "Kamat's Potpourri: Jain Monuments of Karnataka". Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  6. ^ Sangave 2001, p. 174.
  7. ^ Chugh 2016, p. 300.
  8. ^ Abram 2003, p. 285.
  9. ^ Javid 2008, p. 120.
  10. ^ Singh 2008, p. 52.
  11. ^ Chugh 2016, p. 305.
  12. ^ Chugh 2016, p. 302.
  13. ^ Hubli gets magnificent ‘jinalaya’. The Hindu, 6 January 2009.
  14. ISBN 978-81-7991-100-6
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  15. ISBN 978-0-521-36505-5
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