Sonagiri
Sonagiri Jain Tirth | |
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Governing body | Shri Dig. Jain Siddha Shetra Sonagiri Samrakshini Committee |
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Location | Datia, Madhya Pradesh |
Architecture | |
Date established | 9th century |
Temple(s) | 103 |
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Sonagiri (
Etymology
In Hindi, Sonagiri means a mountain ('giri') of gold ('sona').[2][3][4]
Approach
Sonagiri can be accessed via Dabra-Datia Road. This also lies on Gwalior-Jhansi Road. Sonagiri Railway Station lies on the Agra-Jhansi rail line.[5]
Jain tradition
Sonagiri, a Siddha-Kṣetra,[6] is considered one of the most important Jain Tirtha (pilgrimage site).[7]
According to
This is a unique place known as Laghu Sammed Shikhar covering the area of 132 acres of two hills.[11] Sonagiri was also had a Bhattaraka seat and following the death of Bhaṭṭāraka Candrabhūṣaṇa the seat became defunct in the late twentieth century.[12][13][6] A number of Bhattarakapada-sthāpnā manuscripts were also composed here.[14][15]
Architecture
There are total of 77 temples on the hill. Each temple are white in colour and features a high spire.
Main Temple and Idol
The temple Number 57 is the main temple. This is vast in size and possesses an attractive artistic spire. In this temple, the principal deity is a 11 feet (3.4 m) idol of
The Samavasarana temple enshrines a beautiful sculptural representation of Samavasarana. The sculpture features moulding at the base supported by three circular tiers surmounted by a square pavilion and enshrines a chaumukha (four-faced) image of a Jina at the centre.[20]
The temple is popular among Jain devotees and was also visited by former US president Bill Clinton and European presidents.[21][10]
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Jain temples, Sonagiri hill
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Sonagiri Jain temple
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Nandishwar temple, Sonagiri
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Samavsharan temple
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The image of Chandraprabhu inside the main temple
See also
- Muktagiri
- Gopachal Hill
References
Citations
- ^ Hudson & Nicholls 1975, p. 267.
- ^ Kuchalambal 2016, p. 374.
- ^ Mallick & Ganapathy 2015.
- ^ a b Mitra 2012, p. 52.
- ^ a b Murray 1903, p. 73.
- ^ a b Detige 2017, p. 38.
- ^ Burgess & Cousens 1903, p. 21.
- ^ a b Titze & Bruhn 1998, p. 128.
- ^ Mitra 2009, p. 75.
- ^ a b c Dobbie 2004, p. 70.
- ^ Shukla & Kulshreshtha 2019, p. 103.
- ^ Sangave 2001, p. 136.
- ^ Flügel 2006, p. 383.
- ^ Keul 2017, p. 296.
- ^ Gough 2021, p. 89.
- ^ Sharma 2015, p. 13.
- ^ a b Arihant Experts 2019, p. 270.
- ^ Caine 1891, p. 252.
- ^ Jamison 2013, p. 166.
- ^ Hegewald 2010, pp. 8–9.
- ^ District Administration. "Sonagiri". District Datia.
- ^ Yadav 2004, p. 1206.
Sources
Books
- B. Quaritch.
- Caine, William Sproston (1891). Picturesque India: A Handbook for European Travellers. Routledge.
- Dobbie, Aline (2004). India: The Tiger's Roar. ISBN 978-0-9548480-2-6.
- Gough, Ellen (11 October 2021). Making a Mantra: Tantric Ritual and Renunciation on the Jain Path to Liberation. New Studies in Religion. ISBN 9780226767062.
- Flügel, Peter, ed. (2006). Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and Dialogues. ISBN 978-1-134-23552-0.
- ISBN 9781349014880.
- Kuchalambal, Abhitha (2016). Tales Told to the Tooth Goddess. ISBN 9781482819656.
- Keul, István (2017). Consecration Rituals in South Asia. ISBN 978-90-04-33718-3.
- Mitra, Swati (2009). Orchha, Travel Guide. Goodearth Publications. ISBN 9788187780915.
- Mitra, Swati (2012). Temples of Madhya Pradesh (1 ed.). Goodearth Publications. ISBN 9789380262499.
- Murray, John (1903). A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon: Including the Provinces of Bengal, Bombay, and Madras ; the Punjab, North-West Provinces, Rajputana, Central Provinces, Mysore, Etc. ; the Native States, Assam and Cashmere (4 ed.). John Murray (publishing house).
- Titze, Kurt; Bruhn, Klaus (1998). Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence (2 ed.). ISBN 81-208-1534-3.
- ISBN 978-81-7154-839-2
- Shukla, U. N.; Kulshreshtha, Sharad Kumar (2019), Emerging Trends in Indian Tourism and Hospitality: Transformation and Innovation, Copal Publishing Group, ISBN 9789383419760
- Arihant Experts (2019). Know Your State - Madhya Pradesh (2 ed.). Arihant Publications. ISBN 9789313193265.
Web
- Detige, Tillo (2017). "Manuscript Collections of the Western and Central Indian Bhaṭṭārakas". SOAS University of London (12): 36–39. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- Hegewald, Julia A. B. (2010). "Visual and conceptual links between jaina cosmological, mythological and ritual instruments" (PDF). SOAS University of London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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- Mallick, Anurag; Ganapathy, Priya (2015). "On a spiritual quest". Deccan Herald.
- Sharma, Aurvi (2015). "Eleven Stories of Water and Stone". S2CID 57724802. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- Yadav, Neeta (2004). "Socia-Religious History of Bundelkhand". JSTOR 44144832. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
External links
- Media related to Sonagiri at Wikimedia Commons
- Columbia University in the city of New York - Sonagiri