Ahinsa Sthal
Appearance
Ahinsa Sthal | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Jainism |
Deity | Mahavira |
Festivals | Mahavir Jayanti |
Location | |
Location | Mehrauli, Delhi, India |
Geographic coordinates | 28°31′13″N 77°11′24″E / 28.52028°N 77.19000°E |
Architecture | |
Date established | 1980 |
Temple(s) | 2 |
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Ahinsa Sthal is a Jain temple located in Mehrauli, Delhi. The main deity of the temple is Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara (human spiritual guide) of Avasarpiṇī (present half cycle of time). A magnificent statue of Tirthankara Mahāvīra is installed here.[1]
Statue
[edit]The statue of Mahavira was carved out of a granite rock in Karkala in Lotus position. The height of the statue is 13 feet 6 inches. Its weight is around 30 tonnes. The height of the lotus pedestal is 2 feet 8 inches and it weighs around 17 tonnes.[2]
Gallery
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Statue of Tirthankara Mahāvīra at Ahinsa sthal
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Lord Mahavira's statue
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Sculpture depicting Mahavira's message
See also
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ahinsa Sthal.
References
[edit]Citation
[edit]- ^ Titze & Bruhn 1998, p. 266.
- ^ Sahu 2018, p. 581.
Sources
[edit]- Titze, Kurt; Bruhn, Klaus (1998), Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-violence, Motilal Banarsidass Publisher, ISBN 8120815343, retrieved 24 October 2015
- Sahu, Charan Lal (2018), Presidents of India & America with Britain's Kings & Queens, Notion Press, ISBN 9781643245300