Shri Atishaya Kshetra Simhanagadde
ಶ್ರೀ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಸಿಂಹನಗದ್ದೆ ಜ್ವಾಲಾ ಮಾಲಿನಿ ದಿಗಂಬರ ಜೈನ ದೇವಾಲಯ
Religion
AffiliationJainism
DeityJwalamalini
FestivalsMahavir Jayanti
Location
LocationNarasimharajapura, Chickmagalur , Karnataka
Geographic coordinates13°36′18.7″N 75°29′51.1″E / 13.605194°N 75.497528°E / 13.605194; 75.497528
Architecture
StyleVijayanagara architecture
CreatorMuni Chikk Samantbhadra
Date established15-16th century
Temple(s)10
Website
www.simhanagadde.org
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Shri Atishaya Kshetra Simhanagadde Jwala Malini Digambar Jain Temple or Atishaya Shri Kshetra Simhanagadde is a famous Jain temple in Narasimharajapura of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.[1]

About temple

This temple is considered one of the main Jain centres in Karnataka.[2] The main temple is dedicated to the Goddess Jwalamalini.[3] The temple houses an idol of Jwalamalini, preceding as guardian deity of the temple. The Jwalamalini idol is represented to be seated in Sukhasana posture with her eight hands carrying dāna, double arrow, chakra, trisula, pasa, flag, bowlet and kalasa. The Goddess is seated on a buffalo pedestal. The pedestal has a three-line Kannada inscription.[4] The temple belongs to the Vijayanagara period and forms part of the Yapaniya sect of Mula Sangha.[5] The temple complex includes a Humcha Matha and is a site for one of the 11 surviving Bhattarak in Karnataka.[6][7] The temple houses a depiction of Samavasarana in the main devi Pārśvanātha Basadi.[8]

The temple is famous for its chaturvidha (four-fold) dāna' tradition.[9]

Other temples

Chandraprabha Basadi is built using wood and stone. The mulnayak of the temple is a 2.5 feet (0.76 m) white marble idol of Chandraprabha seated in lotus position with shrivatsa carved on the chest and symbol of moon carved on the pedestal.[4]

Shantinath Basadi is built using laterite bricks and a tiled roof. The mulnayak of the temple is a 3 feet (0.91 m) dark stone idol of Shantinatha bearing an inscription dating back to the 14th century.[4]

See also

References

citation

  1. ^ Chikkamagaluru district court.
  2. ^ Prasad 2007, p. 34.
  3. ^ Singh 2008, p. 54.
  4. ^ a b c Krishna 1931, p. 12.
  5. ^ Rajan 2017, pp. 2–3.
  6. ^ Wiley 2009, p. 114.
  7. ^ Karnataka Gazetteer Department.
  8. ^ Hegewald 2010, p. 9.
  9. ^ Shenoy 2019.

Source

Book

  • Krishna, M. H. (1931). Annual Report of the Mysore Archaeology Department (PDF). Bangalore: Superintendent at the Government Press.
  • Prasad, Leela (2007). Poetics of Conduct: Oral Narrative and Moral Being in a South Indian Town. Wellek Library Lectures. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231139205.
  • Singh, Ram Bhushan Prasad (2008) [1975]. Jainism in Early Medieval Karnataka. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-3323-4.
  • Wiley, Kristi L. (2009). The A to Z of Jainism. The A to Z Guide Series. Vol. 38. Scarecrow. ISBN 978-0-8108-6337-8.

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