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TirthankarasJain Pratima: What A Jain Idol Actually Looks Like
Anybody who has stood before a Jain pratima notices one thing. It is not trying to impress you. No crown, no colour, no ornament, nothing at all. Reading through Balbhadra Jain, I have put down the rules of a Jain idol here, what it must have and what it can never have.
TirthankarasDigambar Jain Tirthankara Pratima: The Complete Iconographic Guide
A definitive reference on how a Digambar Jain Tirthankara idol (murti / pratima / vigraha) is correctly formed - what it must have, and what it must never have.
Jain PhilosophyDigambar or Shwetambar: Which Sect Came First in Jainism?
Which came first in Jainism, Digambar or Shwetambar? A detailed history of the twelve year famine, Acharya Bhadrabahu, Sthulabhadra and the formation of the Shwetambar sect in Vikram Samvat 136, with the traditional Digambar account of Jain history.
FestivalsDaslakshan Parv
Daslakshan Parv is the ten day Jain festival of inner cleaning. A short guide to its ten dharmas, when it falls, and why the word Uttam is attached to each one.
Did Ravan Really Visit Kesariyaji? We Searched for the Truth and What We Found Was Shocking
You must have heard this at some point, somewhere, that Ravan once came to Kesariyaji and had darshan of the pratima here.
The Namokar Mantra - Meaning, Structure and Significance in Jainism
The Namokar Mantra - also called the Navkar Mantra - is the most sacred and most widely recited prayer in Jainism. Unlike most prayers, it does not pay homage to any single deity, Tirthankara, or historical figure. Instead, it bows to every soul, across all of time and space, who has attained one of the five supreme spiritual stations known as the Panch Parmeshthi. Here is a complete look at its text, structure, meaning and significance
Chanvleshwar PasrshwanathShri Chanvaleshwar Parshvanath Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra
Explore the legend, the ancient grey idol, and the living miracles of Shri Chanvaleshwar Parshvanath Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra in Chainpura, Bhilwara - reverently called Rajasthan's Laghu Sammed Shikhar.
Rishabhdev KesariyajiHow Digambar Jains Lost Kesariyaji: A 200-Year Story of Political Betrayal, Legal Battles, and Unfinished Justice
Kesariyaji is a Digambar Jain tirth that has existed for than 1,200 years. So how did it come to be under government control, with Digambars not to see their own mulnayak in his original form for most of the day? This is that story. Told without any softening of the facts.
Rishabhdev KesariyajiKesariyaji Hatyakand : The 1927 Dhwajadand Tragedy at Rishabhdev Temple
What really happened on 4 May 1927 at Shri Rishabhdev Kesariyaji Tirth — the martyrs, the guilty officials, the government inquiry, and what it all means for the temple's identity even today