1. Sammed sikhar
No need to tell about this becoz every jain know about this place 2 lines for this"IS SIKHAR SAMMED KI KARO VANDANA TEEN"
"PURI HOGI KAMNA MAN ME KARO YAKEEN"
Shri Sammed Shikharji Teerth Kshetra has the top rank among all the Digambar Jain Teerth Kshetras, being the salvation place of 20 Teerthankaras and large number of saints. So this is called Teerthraj (King of Teerths)
LOCATION: Shree Sammed Shikhar or Shikarji (or Sammet Shikarji) is located 15 Kms away from Parasnath Railway Station on Delhi - Howrah Line. Regular local transport is available from station to Madhuban hills
Since very ancient time it is a belief that Sammed Shikhar and Ayodhya are two main Teerth Kshetras, existence if these two is parallel to the existence of Universe, means immortal. All the Teerthankaras born at Ayodhya and attain salvation from Sammed Shikhar. But due the effect of Hundavsartpiniee Kaal, there was the birth of only five Teerthankaras at Ayodhya and salvation if 20 Teerthankaras from Sammed Shikharji.
Shree Sammed Shikharji is the topmost light of 'nirvana'. Of the twenty-four Tirthankaras of Jainism , twenty Tirthankaras namely, Ajitnath, Sambhavnath, Abhinandan - prabhu, Sumatinath, Padmprabhu, Suparshwanath, Chandraprabhu, Suvidhinath, Sheetalnath, Shreyansnath, Vimalnath , Anantnath, Dharmnath, Shantinath, Kunthunath, Arnath,Mallinath, Munisuvrat Swami , Neminath and Parshwanath spent the evening of their lives on this great mountain and attained the supreme status of 'moksha'. Sammed Shikhar is an astonishing, unique and awakened holy pilgrimage. This is the only the efficacy of Sammed Shikharji that from the ancient times so many Kings, Acharyas, Bhuttarakas and Shravakas came here with vast groups of devotees for pilgrimage with the purpose of self welfare and due to the de
In addition, infinite number ascetic saints/munies also attained salvation from here by practicing deep penance and meditation. In ancient texts number of munies attaining salvation from the particular places of Teerthankara’s salvation is being described which is in millions and billions.
2. Kundal Pur
Shri Digamber Jain Siddha Kshetra Kundalgiri (Kundalpur) Is an Siddha Kshetra (Place of Salvation).
Address :
Shri Digamber Jain Siddha Kshetra Kundalgiri
Place & Post – Kundalpur, Dist. – Damoh (M.P.)
Management committee :
Shri Digamber Jain Siddha Kshetra Kundalgiri Prabandhakarini Samiti
Place & Post – Kundalpur, Dist. – Damoh (M.P.)
Nearby City :
Damoh 35 km
Sagar 113 km
Jabalpur 143 km
About Kundalpur (Kundalgiri) :
This Kshetra Kundalpur is a place full of natural attractive beauty famous for miraculous colossus of Bade Baba Bhagwan Adinath in sitting (Padmasana) posture 15 feet in height and is a place of salvation of Antim Kevali Shridhar Kevali.
Here are 63 temples of various types, among them 22nd temple is famous for Bade Baba Bhagwan Adinath the principal deity and 49th is called Jal Mandir, an attractive temple situated in the middle of beautiful pond Vardhaman Sagar.
The colossus of Bade Baba and so many idols of Teerthankars brought letter in the same.
3. Mahavir Ji
Location:Chandan Gaon, which is 176 km from Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Significance:
It is held in the honor of Shri Mahavirji, the 24th Jain Tirthankara.
Time of Celebration
Chaitra Shukla Ekadasi (11th day of the lunar month according to the Hindu calendar) to Baisakh Krishna Dwitiya (2nd day of the next month according to the Hindu calendar) that usually falls in March or April.
A sacred place to Digambar Jains, followers of Mahavir ji, they come from far off places to pay their homage to the venerated saint at the Mahavirji temple, situated in an enclosure known as 'Katala'. It is said that a leather worker dug the image of Mahavir Swami here from 'Devta-Ka-Tila' (a nearby hillock). Besides the images of other Jain tirthankaras and Bhairon's idol as the guardian, there is also a marble 'Man- Stambha' (tower of glory) in front of the temple.
The major attraction in this fair is 'The Rath Yatra' on Baisakh Krishna Dwitiya, where there is a huge procession in which the image of the deity is carried
4. Mangi Tungi Ji
Situated in Baglan tehsil, about 150 Kms from Nashik , Mangi Tungi is described as siddhakshetra which means it is a gateway to the state of enlightenment. The mythological tales assure those who are religiously inclined & who are seeking the path of enlightenment that more than 90 crore saints & celebraties such as Lord Rama & Lord Krishna had attained Moksha , the enlightenment at Mungi Tungi . Lord Krishna breathed his last & jettisoned his material body in the same area. It is further believed that his elder brother Balram , came out of the state of deep mourning after Lord Krishna's death & received paramadnyana ,ultimate knowledge which further helped him attain enlightenment at Mungi Tungi only. It is stated in the puranas that the last rites of Lord Krishna were performed by his brother here. Mythological tales further indicate that Lord Rama arrived here with 28000 Kings & 46000 others including his dear & close confidante , Lord Hanuman & after rigorous penance they all merged with the ultimate
5. Sravanabelagola (Bahubali Bhagvan)
The hill of Sravanabelagola, 120 kilometers west of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka, is a noted place of pilgrimage for the Jains. The large hill, also called Vindhyagiri or Per-kalbappu, is 3347 feet above sea level. A flight of 614 steps, finely chiseled into the granite of the mountain, leads to the summit, where stands an open court and the great statue of Sri Gomatheswar. Sravanabelagola means 'the monk on the top of the hill' and hermits, mystics and ascetics have resided here since at least the 3rd century BC. In those early times the hill was thickly wooded and hermits could feed themselves from the vegitation of the forest. Near the middle of the 10th century AD, temples began to be constructed upon the hill and from that time the place has become one of the most important pilgrimage sites of the Jain religion. The 58 foot, 8 inch statue of Sri Gomatheswar, carved between 978-993 AD, out of the granite bedrock of the mountain is the tallest free-standing statue in the world.5. Pavapuri
It is situated on the Patna-Ranchi Road, 80 km east of Patna. Travel to Pawapuri from Rajgir by the train to Bakhtiyarpur. Pawapuri is 31 km from Rajgir, 18 km from Nalanda and 23 km from Bakhtiyarpur. Buses also ply from Rajgir to Pawapuri. Buses run from Koderma. Nawada, Gaya, Patna, Mokama and Bakhtiyarpur to Pawapuri also. Pawapuri is one of the centres of Jain pilgrimage. The Water temple, built in Kamal Sarobar is very sacred. The large tank, excavated in the beautiful surroundings, is full of lotus, and in the midst of the tank has been built the temple of white marble by the Swetambara sect of the Jains. Its sculpture is incomparable.Digambar jain temple crowned with Jalmandir temple is a enchanting place for all types of tourist.
Jal mandir is a temple in the middle of a lake blooming with lotuses. The main deity of the beautiful temple is a very old "Charan Paduka" of Lord Mahavira. It marks the spot where the mortal remains of Lord Mahavira was cremated. It is believed that this temple was built by King Nandivardhan, elder brother of Lord Mahavira. Jal Mandir is built in the shape of "Vimana" and there is a stone bridge about 600 feet in length across it from the bank to the temple.
Lord Mahavira attained nirvana in a park, near Pavapuri, round about which there were many pounds or lakes. At present the site of the nirvana of Mahavira is accepted near Bihar-Sherif where a magnificent Jaina temple stands in the centre of a big lake. This is accepted as the tirtha-ksetra on all hands. Both the sects, Digambra and Svetambra, have voluntarily accepted this place as the spot of the nirvana of Mahavira. A marble t
Pawapuri, the sinless town, is a very sacred Jain Pilgrimage center. It was here that Lord Mahavira, the greatest profounder of jainism, attained salvation. Hundreds and thousands of his disciples and devotees took away the ashes after his cremation here. The rush was so great that even the soil of the areas were taken away and it became a tank. It is now known Jalmandir.The final Tirthankar Lord Mahavira, breathed his last here and was cremated here around 500 B.C. The beautiful marble Jalmandir was later built in the middle of the tank. A large number of Jain pilgrims throng here.
6. Shatrunjaya Teerth, Palitana
The calm and beautifull idol of Shri Adishwar Bhagwan in Padmasan position of about 7 feet 1 inch (2.16 meter) in height is present as the Moolnayak.- Built in: AD 1100 – 1200 and
AD 1600 - 1700
- Palitana is an important pilgrimage for
the followers of Jainism
7. JAMBUDWEEP [HASTINAPUR] near to Delhi
Jambudweep and Milky WayHave any of you researched on similarities in Jambudweep and Milky Way.
Here are some Similarities, and some of them are mentioned in the book: Cosmology- new and old by Barristor Champat Rai Jain Ji:
Similarities:
1. Jambudweep is 100000 Yogan diameter and 1000 Yojan wide disk. Milky way is 100000 light years diameter and 1000 light years wide disk
2. Jambudweet has sumeru Parvat in between which is 100000 Yojan tall. Milky way has a bar in between which is 27000 light years tall
3. Jambudweep's sumeru parvat in conical in shape. Milky way bar is also conical in shape
4. Jambudweep has 2 suns rotating around its Sumeru Parvat. Milky way has our sun(which we see every day) rotating around milky way bar. Also Jupitor can be called as another sun, since there are many similarities in Jupitor and Sun. And Jupitor also rotates around Milky way bar.
5. Jambudweep is surrounded by a sea of diameter 3 times of Jambudweep. Milkyway is surrounded by Galaxic Halo (which is space and other objects). And its dia is almost 2-3 times of Milky way galaxy.
Jambudweep has some mountains which partition it in some areas. In the picutures in scriptures the Mountains seem to linear mountains.
Differences:
There are many differences also.
