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Jain temple in Ladnun

 

 

 

  
 
Digambar Jain Bara Mandir Ladnun (Rajasthan)     

 Location:   Digambar Jain Bara Mandir (Sukhdev Ashram) is situated in the heart of Ladnun town, dist. Nagur, Rajasthan. Ladnun town is connected by rail via Delhi-Jodhpur railway rail route. This town is connected by  road to most of  major cities of Rajasthan. Ladnun is an ancient and historical town
The Digambar Jain Bara Mandir is a magnificent temple houses several artistic and rare idols of Jain Thirthankara, beautiful images, engraved pillars, rare pieces of art and old jain dharma manuscripts. 

Digambar jain temple Ladnun 
The Ladnun Jain temple in nigh
The temple view at night

 
The sixteenth tirthankara Bhagwan Santinathji idol  is established on the main Vedi. The beautiful and matchless idol of Bhagavan Santnathji is made of marble with a dimension of 94x70 cm.
 
In front of the idol there is a rare piece of artistic door ( Toran-dwar) placed on two marble pillars. On the two pillars, two artful and rare images of godless Sarswati  are engraved. There is an inception found on the door which indicate that the temple is build on Ashad Sukla 8, Samvat 1136. This writing indicate that the temple is more than 1000 years old.  

Jain Tirthankara image in the Ladun Jain Temple 

In the second Vedica chamber, there is an idol of  second Tirthankar Bhagavan Ajitnathji. This idol is 74x60 cm in dimension and made of marble. An inscription found on the the idol written Baisak Sukla 13, Smawat 1209.  In front  of Baghwan Ajitnathji  idol there is also a marble door with two pillars.  The two pillars are decorated  with artistic Jaina images. 
In the art gallery there are 166 marble an idol of Bhwan Risbhadev made of brown stone, and two idols of Bhagwan Parsvanath with nine headed serpents. 
An beautiful image of Bhagwan Neminathji is also found in the art gallery. Several other images made of metals are found in digging in the nearby areas of Ladnun are placed in this art gallery.
 This temple is built and repaired several times but its magnificence,   beauty, purity and calmness  is  preserved through ages.

Ladnun other attraction
 Jain Vishva Bharati University: 
 
The Jain Vishva Bharati Institute was accorded with the status of a "Deemed to be University" by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under Section 3 of the U.G.C. Act of 1956, in 1991 on the recommendation of the Government of India.

  Jain Vishva Bharati Institute established in 1991 with inspiration from His  Holiness Acharya Tulsi, the 9th Supreme Head of the Jain Terapanth religious sect. He was the first Anushasta (Preceptor) of the Institute and Acharya Mahaprajna his successor, is the present one. 
   The Motto of Jain Vishva Bharati Institute - ‘Nanassa Saram Ayaro' i.e. "Right conduct is the essence of 
knowledge." .

Jain Vishva Bharati Institute
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