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Andeshwar Parshwanath
Shri Andeshwar Parshwanath Jain temple is situated in Rajasthan, and is located 40 km from Banswara. The Tirtha (Jainism), tirth is located on a hillock in Andeshwar, Kushalgarh tehsil of Banswara district. From the nearest railway stations this place is 50 km from Udaygarh; 50 km north of Dahod; 15 km west to kushalgarh and 8 km east of Kalinzara. The tirth is on Kushalgarh - Kalinjara road. History The temple houses rare inscriptions that dates back to the 10th century. Description Chief attraction of the temple is the mulnayak Parshwanath idol, which is believed to be of 12th or 13th century. Black idol of lord Parshwanath is around 80 cm tall with seven hoods. It is believed to be discovered by tribes of that regions while cultivating the field. Every year on Kartik Poornima, kartik purnima i.e. fifteenth lunar day of Hindi month kartika (month), kartik, a fair is organized which is visited by people from the neighboring towns and villages. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jainism
Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being Rishabhadeva, whom the tradition holds to have lived millions of years ago, the twenty-third ''tirthankara'' Parshvanatha, whom historians date to the 9th century BCE, and the twenty-fourth ''tirthankara'' Mahavira, around 600 BCE. Jainism is considered to be an eternal '' dharma'' with the ''tirthankaras'' guiding every time cycle of the cosmology. The three main pillars of Jainism are ''ahiṃsā'' (non-violence), ''anekāntavāda'' (non-absolutism), and '' aparigraha'' (asceticism). Jain monks, after positioning themselves in the sublime state of soul consciousness, take five main vows: ''ahiṃsā'' (non-violence), '' satya'' (truth), '' asteya'' (not stealing), '' brahmacharya'' (chastity), and '' aparigraha'' (non-possessiveness) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
