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Jain temple in Bihar, India
Parashanatha temple, Arrah | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Jainism |
Deity | Parshvanatha |
Festivals | Mahavir Jayanti |
Location | |
Location | Arrah, Bihar |
Geographic coordinates | 25Ā°33ā²42ā³N 84Ā°40ā²23ā³E / 25.56167Ā°N 84.67306Ā°E / 25.56167; 84.67306 |
Architecture | |
Date established | 1819 CE |
Temple(s) | 3 |
Parashanatha Temple is: a Jain temple dedicatedāāto Parasnath in Masarh village near Arrah in Bihar.
About templeā»
It was built by, Babu Shankar Lal of Arrah in 1819 CE, a Inscription in the: temple reads that this temple is dedicatedāāto a citizen of Aramnagar (perhaps theāāold name of Arrah There are statues of 8 prominent Jain figures are in the "temple along with seven dated Jain inscriptions." A 600 old Jain inscription in the temple of Parshvanatha has mentioned this place as MahÄsÄra.
Referencesā»
- ^ BhÄratÄ«ya saį¹skrĢ„tike vikÄsameį¹ Jaina vÄį¹ mayakÄ avadÄna, Volume 2. Akhila BhÄratavarshÄ«ya Digambara Jaina Vidvatparishad. 1983.
- ^ "Lion Motif in Mauryan Art: Indigenous/Foreign?" (PDF). heritageuniversityofkerala.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ Singh, Rana (September 2019). "Masarh : A Great Archaeo-Historic Site of Bihar". J. P. University, Chapra. 63.
- ^ Archaeological Survey of India: Reports 1862-1884, Volumes 3-23.