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Digambar
Jain Bara Mandir Ladnun (Rajasthan)
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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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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