Mirpur Jain Temple

Mirpur Jain Temple
Mirpur Jain Temple
	Mirpur Jain Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Jainism
Deity	Parshvanatha
Governing body	Seth Kayanji Parmanandji Trust, Sirohi
Location
Location	Mirpur, Sirohi, Rajasthan, India
	Location within Rajasthan
Geographic coordinates	24°51′27″N 72°48′23″E / 24.857469°N 72.806396°E
Architecture
Completed	9th Century
Temple(s)	4

Mirpur Jain Temple is situated in Mirpur, a fortified village in the Sirohi district of Rajasthan, India. The village has four Jain temples.

History

Mirpur Jain Temple was built in the 9th century AD, during the reign of the

Pārśva.^[1] The temple was destroyed by Mahmud Begada in the 13th century, and was rebuilt and renovated in the 15th century. These days only the main temple with its mandapa is standing, high on its pedestal with carved pillars and engraved parikrama representing every aspect of Indian mythology.^[2] The temple has inscriptions which date back to 1162 AD in the temple mentioning history of Hamirgarh. There are seven inscription dating back from 12th to 15th century and latest inscription dating backing to 19th century.^[3]

Main temple

Mirpur Jain Temple was built in the 9th century AD. Mirpur Jain temple is architecturally most important building near

Shvetambara sect of Jainism. The Moolnayak of the temple is a 90 cm tall white colored idol of Lord Parshvanatha called Bhidbhanjan Parshwanathji. This sculpture illustrates Parshwanath's triumph over Kamatha's upsargas, in considerable detail. In this sculpture, Dharanendra

raises a hood of 5 cobras to provide shelter for Lord Parshwanath from the relentless storm set into motion by Kamatha. The temple walls and pillars are rich with carvings of floral and geometric designs.[6]

The idols in temple are re-anointed in an annual ceremony. The temple is managed by Seth Shri Kalyanji Paramanandji Pedhi, Sirohi and has a dharmshala, bhojnalya and garden.

Other Temples

Bhagvan Suparshwanathji Temple: This temple is dedicated to
Nagara style. The temple is famous for beautiful glass work of sanctum.^[7]
This temple belongs to Digamber sect. of Jainism.

Bhagvan Mahavir Swami Temple: This temple is dedicated to
Mahavir Swami. This temple is built in Nagara style. The temple is famous for paintings on dome.^[8]

Bhagvan Shantinath Temple: This is dedicated to
Indo-Persian architecture. It temple has been built in nagara style with decorative pillars and sanctum.^[9]

Photo gallery

Main idol of Parshwanath
The Splendid and elaborate wall of Mirpur Jain Temple
Shikhar of the Mirpur Jain Temple
Carving on a wall
Pillars at the Mirpur Jain Temple
Art Inside Dome at Mirpur Jain Temple
Padmavati Mata with her vahan as snake
A statue of Indra on the walls
Idol of Bhagvan Mahavir Swami Temple dating back 13th century
Art at the Entrance door to the main Shrine
Megrath Bhav of Bhagvan Shantinathji

References

Citation

^ Hendrix & Okeja 2018, p. 508.
^ ^a ^b ^c RTDC.
^ ^a ^b Mehta 1970, p. 105.
^ Titze & Bruhn 1998, p. 172.
^ Titze & Bruhn 1998, p. 173.
^ IGNCA, p. 1.
^ IGNCA & Suparashwnath temple, pp. 1–3.
^ IGNCA & Shri Mahavir swami temple, pp. 1–3.
^ IGNCA & Shantinath temple, pp. 1–3.

Source

Hendrix, Scott E.; Okeja, Uchenna (2018), The World's Greatest Religious Leaders: How Religious Figures Helped Shape World History, vol. 2,
ISBN 9781440841385

Mehta, Jodh Sinha (1970), Abu to Udaipur (Celestial Simla to City of Sunrise), Motilal Banarsidass
Titze, Kurt; Bruhn, Klaus (1998), Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence (2 ed.),
ISBN 978-81-208-1534-6

RTDC. "Sirohi tourist places". Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation.
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
- IGNCA. "Shree Parashwnath Bhagwan Ka Mandir" (PDF). Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
- IGNCA. "Shree Mahaveer Swami jee Mandir" (PDF). Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
- IGNCA. "Shree Suparashwnath Bhagwan Ka Mandir" (PDF). Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
- IGNCA. "Shree Shanti Nath Bhagwan Ka Mandir" (PDF). Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.

[FOOTNOTEHendrixOkeja2018508-1] Hendrix & Okeja 2018, p. 508.

[FOOTNOTERTDC-2] RTDC.

[FOOTNOTEMehta1970105-3] Mehta 1970, p. 105.

[FOOTNOTETitzeBruhn1998172-4] Titze & Bruhn 1998, p. 172.

[FOOTNOTETitzeBruhn1998173-5] Titze & Bruhn 1998, p. 173.

[FOOTNOTEIGNCA1-6] IGNCA, p. 1.

[FOOTNOTEIGNCASuparashwnath_temple1–3-7] IGNCA & Suparashwnath temple, pp. 1–3.

[FOOTNOTEIGNCAShri_Mahavir_swami_temple1–3-8] IGNCA & Shri Mahavir swami temple, pp. 1–3.

[FOOTNOTEIGNCAShantinath_temple1–3-9] IGNCA & Shantinath temple, pp. 1–3.

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