Panchasara Jain temple

Panchasara Parshwanath temple is a Jain temple located in Patan, Gujarat.[1]

Panchasara Jain temple
Religion
Affiliation	Jainism
Deity	Parshvanath
Festivals	Mahavir Jayanti
Governing body	Shri Panchasara Parshvanath Jain Derasar Trust
Location
Location	Patan, Gujarat
Geographic coordinates	23°51′14.3″N 72°07′01.5″E
Architecture
Creator	Vanaraja Chavda
Date established	8th century

History

Vanaraja Chavda (c. 746 CE to c. 780 CE)[2], the most prominent ruler of the Chavda dynasty established the territory of Patan in 746 CE[3][4] and built the Panchasara Parshwanath temple with main idol of Parshvanatha brought from Panchasar village.[5]

During the rule of Chaulukya dynasty (or Solanki dynasty), Patan was a major pilgrimage center of Jainism. There are more than 100 temples in the region.[6] The temple was rebuilt in 16th-17th century after destruction by Muslim invaders.[7]

Temple

This temple is one of the largest temple in Patan.[8] The temple is dedicated to Shwetambar sect of Jainism. The temple is built with white marble with rich stonework with sacred carvings.[9][8][10] The central idol is an 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) tall marble idol[11] of Parshvanatha is completely covered in parikara[5] with image of Padmavati holding 2 lotuses in upper hand, noose in right and goad in left hand.[12] The idol is one of the 108 important parshvanath images.[13] The temple also houses an idol of Vasupujya in padmasan position sitting on big lotus with long stalk. The idol has images of yakshi and yaksha on both sides and the sculpture is covered with foliage of Chaitya tree to commemorate the penance of Vasupujya.[14] The temple also houses idols of Jain monk Kakkasuri, Devachandrasuri and Yashodevsuri.[15]

Hemachandrayacharya Jain Gyan Mandir is an ancient library built by Hemachandra. The collection includes a number of ancient palm-leaf manuscripts.[16][6] The temple also houses a paper manuscript of Parshvanathacaritra.[17]

See also

• Shankheshwar Jain Temple
• Roda Group of Temples

References

Citation

1. Patan & Gujarat government.
2. Mishra & Ray 2016, pp. 35-36.
3. Katariya 2007, p. 352.
4. Mehta 2017, p. 15.
5. Cort 2010, p. 64.
6. Desai 2007, p. 217.
7. Titze & Bruhn 1998, p. 192.
8. Benanav & Bindloss 2019, p. 315.
9. Cort 1998, p. 122.
10. Gujarat Tourism & Jain Temples, Patan.
11. Titze & Bruhn 1998, p. 193.
12. Shah 1987, p. 273.
13. Cort 2010, p. 234.
14. Shah 1987, p. 148.
15. Cort 2010, p. 190.
16. William Wilson Hunter 1881, p. 313. sfn error: no target: CITEREFWilliam_Wilson_Hunter1881 (help)
17. Shah 1987, p. 270.

Sources

• Mishra, Susan Verma; Ray, Himanshu Prabha (2016), The Archaeology of Sacred Spaces: The temple in western India, 2nd century BCE–8th century CE, Routledge, ISBN 9781317193746
• Cort, John E. (2010), Framing the Jina: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History, Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780195385021
• Desai, Anjali H. (2007), India Guide Gujarat, India Guide Publications, ISBN 9780978951702
• Peterson, Peter (1887), Detailed Report of Operations in Search of Sanskrit Mss. in the Bombay Circle, Columbia University
• Datta, Amaresh (1987), Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo, Encyclopaedia of Indian literature, 1, Sahitya Akademi, ISBN 9788126018031
• Hunter, William Wilson (1881), Naaf to Rangmagiriliterature, Trübner
• Benanav, Michael; Bindloss, Joe (2019), Lonely Planet India, Lonely Planet, ISBN 9781788686822
• Titze, Kurt; Bruhn, Klaus (1998), Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence (2 ed.), Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-81-208-1534-6
• Cort, John E. (1998), Open Boundaries: Jain Communities and Cultures in Indian History, SUNY Press, ISBN 978-0-7914-3785-8
• Katariya, Adesh (2007), Ancient History of Central Asia: Yuezhi origin Royal Peoples: Kushana, Huna, Gurjar and Khazar Kingdoms, Adesh Katariya
• Shah, Umakant Premanand (1987), Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography, Abhinav Publications, ISBN 81-7017-208-X
• Mehta, Pratap Singh (2017), Guns and Glories: Rajputana Chronicles, Notion Press, ISBN 9789352066018
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