Shankheshwar Jain Temple

Jain temple in Gujarat, India

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Shankeshwar Jain Temple

Shankeshwar Jain Temple

Religion
Affiliation| Jainism
Deity| Parshva
Festivals| Posh Dashami,[note 1] Mahavir Janma Kalyanak, Diwali
Location
Location| Shankheshwar, Gujarat, India

Location within Gujarat

Geographic coordinates| 23°30′29.3″N 71°47′15.6″E﻿ / ﻿23.508139°N 71.787667°E﻿ / 23.508139; 71.787667
Architecture
Creator| Sajjan Shah
Date established| 1098 CE
Website
www.shankheshwartemple.org

The Shankheshwar Jain Temple is located in the center of Shankheshwar town of Patan district, Gujarat, India. The temple is dedicated to Parshwanath and is an important place of pilgrimage for the followers of Jainism.[2][3]

## Jain legend

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In ancient scriptures,[which?] this Tirtha (pilgrimage site) is referred to as Shankhapur.[4] The story is that Ashadhi Shravak became depressed, and began to ask questions about nirvana, liberation, and salvation. Answering all these questions, Damodar Swami, the ninth Tirthankar, said "Parshvanath will be the twenty-third Tirthankar in the Avasarpinikala (the descending half of the wheel of time). You will be his Ganadhar (prime disciple) named Aryaghosha and attain salvation there". Shravak then became fully absorbed in praying to Bhagawan Parshvanath and worshipping his idol, which went on to be worshipped in the worlds of gods, demons, and on earth.[citation needed]

## History

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In the year 1155 VS (1098 CE), Sajjan Shah re-built/ renovated the Shankheshwar Parshwanath Jain Temple on the banks of the Rupen river. In Vikram Samvat 1286 (1229 CE), Vastupala—Tejpal renovated this temple under the instructions of Vardhamansuri. There were 52 idols in the temple. In VS 1302, king Durjansalya, awed by the idol and inspired by Uktasuri, renovated the temple substantially. In the fourteenth century VS, the temple was destroyed by Alauddin Khalji. In the sixteenth century VS, under the inspiration of Vijaysensuri, a new temple with 52 idols was built. In VS 1760 (1703 CE), the sangha built the new temple and got the idol reinstalled. Besides the original sanctuary, the temple has an open square, a decorated square, a vast square and two assembly halls.[citation needed] The current temple was built in 1811.[5]

## About temples

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The iconic idol of Parshvanatha at Shankheshwar Śvetāmbara Jain Temple, Gujarat

The mulnayak, the main idol, nearly 182 centimetres (72 in) high, is a white-coloured idol of Parshvanatha in the Padmasana posture.[4] In the Shvetambara tradition, idols tend to derive their name from a geographical region, the Shankheshwar Parshvanatha is one of 108 prominent idols of Parshvanath idols.[6] There are dozen of replica temples and icons of Shankheshwar Parshvanatha.[note 2][2] The idol of Bhidbhanjan Parshvanath is in a small temple to the right of the main idol, and the idol of Ajitnatha is in a small temple to the left of the main idol. The idols of Dharanendra, Padmavati, Parshva and Chakreshwari are also in the temple. On the tenth day of the month of Posh, the tenth day of the dark half of the month of Magasar, and during the Diwali days, thousands of pilgrims come to observe a two-day-long fast.

Shankheshwar is considered one of the most important Jain tīrtha.[2][7] Shankheshwar Parshvanath Stavan, a hymn dedicated to Shankheshwar Parshvanath, is one of the most performed Jain prayer.[8] Sankhesvara Stotram is another hymn to Shankheshwar Parshvanatha compiled by Mahopadhyaya Yashovijaya.[9]

The face of the idol of Parshvanatha at Shankheshwar Śvetāmbara Jain Temple, Gujarat

At present, the temple complex is under renovation. The doors of the small temples on the passage for going around the temple are being enlarged, and the height of their summits will be raised.

## Other Jain temples

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Besides this temple, there are several other Jain temples - the Agam Mandir,[10] the modern sprawling complex of 108 Parshvanath and Padmavati (108 Parshwanath Bhaktivihar Tirth), Rajendrasuri Navkar Mandir, Kalapurnam Smriti Mandir, the Gurumandir, and Dadawadi are important.[citation needed]

There is a temple dedicated to Bhaktamara Stotra built by Jain Acharya Surendrasuri.[11] The temple houses 84 yantra.[12]

Shruth tirth is located two kilometres southerly of Sankeshwar on Sankheswar-Viramgam Highway. Further four kilometre south, there is Pavapuri Jalmandir at Ratanpura.[citation needed]

Thus Shankeshwar tirth ranks next only to those on Mount Shatrunjaya in Palitana, (Gujarat) in terms of importance to the Swetambara Jains.[citation needed]

## Gallery

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* Sculptures and Shikharas at Shankheswar Jain Temple

* Ornate carvings on wall

* The passage to the main shrine

## Other buildings

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There are an upashray, an ayambilshala, a bhandar, a pathshala, and a hall where food is given to pilgrims for their journeys.

## See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shankheshwar Jain Temple.

* Panchasara Jain temple
* Nagarparkar Jain Temples

## Notes

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1. ^ Posh Dashmi is the festival to celebrate the life of Parshvanatha.[1]
2. ^ According to Jain belief, worshipping these local replication idols allow them to directly worship the original idol.[2]

## References

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### Citation

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1. ^ Holt 2019, p. 260.
2. ^ a b c d Cort 2010, p. 186.
3. ^ Pechilis & Raj 2013, p. 89.
4. ^ a b Sonak 2017, p. 228.
5. ^ Burgess 1876, pp. 187–217.
6. ^ Cort 2001, p. 234.
7. ^ Shah 1987, p. 178.
8. ^ Kelting 2007, p. 130.
9. ^ Suriji 2013, p. 5.
10. ^ Timm 1992, p. 189.
11. ^ Gough 2021, p. 198.
12. ^ Gough 2021, p. 210.

### Sources

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* Burgess, James (1876). Report on the Antiquities of Kutch & Kathiawar: Being the Result of the Second Season's Operations of the Archaeological Survey of Western India, 1874-1875. London: India Museum. pp. 187–217\. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.187-217&rft.pub=India+Museum&rft.date=1876&rft.aulast=Burgess&rft.aufirst=James&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=u0D9MgEACAAJ&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Shankheshwar+Jain+Temple" class="Z3988">
* Cort, John E. (2001). Jains in the World: Religious Values and Ideology in India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-803037-9.
* Cort, John E. (2010) [1953]. Framing the Jina: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-538502-1.
* Holt, James D. (2019). Beyond the Big Six Religions. University of Chester. ISBN 9781908258984.
* Gough, Ellen (2021). Making a Mantra: Tantric Ritual and Renunciation on the Jain Path to Liberation. New Studies in Religion. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226767062.
* Kelting, M. Whitney (2007). "Candanbala's Tears: Recovering the Emotional Life of Jainism". Numen. 54 (2): 109–37\. doi:10.1163/156852707X184989. JSTOR 27643255. Retrieved 25 January 2023.109-37&rft.date=2007&rft_id=info:doi/10.1163/156852707X184989&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/27643255#id-name=JSTOR&rft.aulast=Kelting&rft.aufirst=M.+Whitney&rft_id=http://www.jstor.org/stable/27643255&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Shankheshwar+Jain+Temple" class="Z3988">
* Pechilis, Karen; Raj, Selva J. (2013). South Asian Religions: Tradition and Today. Routledge. ISBN 9780415448512.
* Shah, Umakant Premanand (1987). Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography. Vol. 1\. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-208-6.
* Sonak, Sangeeta M. (2017). Marine Shells of Goa: A Guide to Identification. Springer. ISBN 9783319550992.
* Suriji, Acharya Kalyanbodhi (2013). Sankhesvara Stotram. Multy Graphics.
* Timm, Jeffrey R. (1992). Texts in Context: Traditional Hermeneutics in South Asia. SUNY Press. ISBN 9780791407967.

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