Wikipedia / List of Jain temples
Wikipedia / List of Jain temples
Jain temples and tirtha (pilgrimage sites) are present throughout the Indian subcontinent, many of which were built several hundred years ago. Many of these temples are classified according to Jain sects. Idols of tirthankaras are present in these temples. Many Jain temples are found in other areas of the world. This article lists and documents prominent Jain temples and Tirthas around the world.
India
Andhra Pradesh
Cave temples
Bodhikonda and Ghanikonda Caves
Main temples
Hrinkar Teerth near NH 5, Namburu.
Assam
Bihar
Cave temple
Main temple
Arrah – 44 Jain temples including Parashanatha Temple, Arrah
Chhattisgarh
Daman and Diu
Delhi
Naya Mandir, Dharampura
Goa
Gujarat
Cave temple
Main temple
Shri Dharampur Tirth (Jain Mandir) most visited Jain temple in Gujarat
Songadh Tirtha – main tirth for Kanji Panth
Vardhman Shah's Temple and Shantinath Mandir in Jamnagar
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Kangra Śvetāmbara Jain temple
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Cave temples
Main temples
Shravanabelagola, a monumental Gommateshwara statue (Bahubali) in Hassan district. 27 Basadi complex including Akkana Basadi, Odegal basadi, Parshvanatha basadi, Chandragupta basadi, Bhandara Basadi and Chavundaraya Basadi
Karkala, 1. Hiriyangadi Basadi 2. Chathurmukha Basadi 3. Padmavathi Kere Basadi. The famous monolithic Gommateshwara statue the second tallest in Karnataka is also here.
Dharmasthala, a Gomateshwara idol.
Venur, a Gomateshwara idol.
Gommatagiri, a Gomateshwara idol.
Moodabidri, 18 ancient Jain temple including Saavira Kambada Basadi the Thousand Pillars Temple and Guru Basadi
Kundadri: It is said this is Samadhi sthal of Acharya Kundakunda
Basadi complex, Halebidu: 1. Parshvanatha Basadi 2. Shantinatha Basadi 3. Adinatha Basadi
Varanga – This is an important Jain centre. The Kere basadi is located in midst of a lake. There are many other basadis too.
Aihole Jain complex – Meguti Jain temple, Charanthimatha Group of temples, Yoginarayana group and Jain cave temple
Shanka Basadi and Ananthanatha basadi at Lakshmeshwara
Kamal Basadi and Chikki Basadi at Belgaum Fort
Kerala
Chathurmukha Basati and Parswanatha Basati, Manjeshwar
Shri Mahaveer Swami Digambar Jain Temple, Panambilli Nagar, Ernakulam
Madhya Pradesh
Caves
Siddhachal Caves of Gwalior Fort is home to dozens of historical large size Jain rock-cut sculptures.
Temples
Kundalpur – including Bade Baba Temple
Jain temples of Khajuraho – Parshvanatha temple, Adinatha temple, Shantinatha temple, and Ghantai temple
Jain temples, Vidisha – Pathari Jain temples, Bajramath temple, Maladevi temple, Gadarmal Devi Temple, Bada Mandir
Paporaji, Tikamgarh District
Pateriaji, Sagar District
Pavagiri Tirth and Chaubara Dera, Oon, Khargone
Jain temple complex, Chanderi – Choubeesee Bara Mandir, Khandargiri Jain caves, Thobonji Jain temple, Chandraprabha Digambar Jain temple
Mahavir Jain Temple and Digambar Jain Parasnath Jinalaya, Bhind
Nemavar Digambar Jain Temple, Dewas
Bandha ji Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra, Tikamgarh
Baraso Ji Digambar Jain Temple, Bhind
Pachrai Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra, Shivpuri
Maharashtra
Cave temple
Main temple
Antarikṣa Pārśvanātha Tīrtha, Pavali Jain Mandir, Vighnahara Parshvanath Shvetambar Mandir
Chintamani Parshvanath Mandir in Nashik
Shri Vimalnatha Jain Śvetāmbara Temple
Nagaland
Odisha
Cave temple
Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, Bhubaneswar: 2nd century BCE
Main temple
Parsvanath Jain Temple-I and Parsvanath Jain Temple-II, Khandagiri hill
Subai Jain temples: 4th century CE
Rajasthan
Choolgiri, Jaipur
Telangana
Cave temple
Bommalagutta cave temple and Tribhuvanatilaka Basadi
Main temple
Shri Vighn-harneshvar Parshva Digambara Jain Atishaya Kshetra in Kulcharam
Tamil Nadu
Cave temples
Sittanavasal Cave: 2nd century BCE
Thirakoil, Thiruvannamalai
Main temples
Chitharal malaikovil: 1st century BCE
Uttar Pradesh
Prachin Bada Mandir, Jambudweep, Kailash Parvat Rachna, Ashtapad Teerth in Hastinapur, Meerut
Shri Vimalnath Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra in Kampil, Farrukhabad district
Shree Parsvnath Atishey Kshetra Digamber Jain mandir, Bada Gaon in Baghpat
Bahubaleshwar Temple at Greater Noida
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Outside India
There are a number of Jain temples in various countries outside India.
Australia
Jain Temple, Melbourne – 124-126 Rowans Rd, Moorabbin, Victoria 3189 – Melbourne Śvetāmbara Jain Sangh (MSJS)
Jain Temple, Sydney – Seven Hill Sydney Jain Mandal
Jain Temple, Sydney – 139 Gilba Rd, Girraween NSW 2145 Vitraag Jain Śvetāmbara Sangh
Belgium
Jain temple, Antwerp in Wilrijk, Belgium
Canada
The Jain Society of Toronto has a Śvetāmbara or Swethambar/ Digambar temple in Toronto
Digambar Temple Shri Jain Mandir in Toronto
Hong Kong
Shree Hong Kong Jain Sangh, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Japan
Kobe, Japan
Kenya
Mombasa Jain temple
Nairobi Jain temple
Thika
Nakuru
Eldoret
Malaysia
Ipoh, Perak
"First Shikhar Bandhi Jain Deraser" dedicated to Shri Chintamani Parshvanath Bhagawan, Mata Padamavati Devi & Mataji Sarasvati Devi in Ipoh
Kualalumpur Swetamber Jain Temple – Bangsar
Myanmar
Shree Jain Shwetamber Murtipujak Temple, 29th Street Yangon
Nepal
Jain Temple, Kathmandu Near Kamal Pokhari Bus Stop, Kathmandu (Nepal)
Pakistan
Jain Śvetāmbara Temple with Shikhar, Thari Bhabrian Lahore City.
Jain Digambar Temple with Shikhar, Thari Bhabrian Lahore City.
Jain Śvetāmbara Dada Wadi (Mini Temple), Guru Mangat in Lahore Cantt., footprints in stone.
Jain Digambar Temple with Shikhar, Old Anarkali Jain Mandir Chawk: This temple was destroyed in the riots of 1992. Now an Islamic school is run in the former temple.
Digmabar Jain temple Thar, Pakistan.
Jain Digambar Temple Bohar Gate Multan
Atmaramji Samadhi, Jain shrine and temple Gujranwala
Gori Temple, Nagarparkar, original site of Godiji Parshwanath
Jain Shwetamber Temple with Shikhar, Ranchod Line, Karachi
Jain Shwetamber Temple, Hyderabad
Singapore
Tanzania
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Jain Samaj Potters Bar – Jain temple and community centre
Shree Mahavir Swami Jain Temple, Harrow, London
Oshwal Mahajanwadi, Croydon
Jain Samaj Manchester
Jain Samaj Leicester and Temple
Jain Samaj Wellingborough and temple
Jain Samaj Thornton Heath (Croydon)
Kailash Giri Jain temple, London
Oshwal Centre, Hertfordshire. First on virgin ground in Europe.
Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur London Spiritual Centre. (Bushey)
Institute of Jainology at Greenford, London.
United States
Franklin Township Derasar, New Jersey
Hindu Jain temple in Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Jain Center of America, Elmhurst, Queens, New York City
Jain Center of Northern California, Milpitas, CA
Jain Center of Southern California, Buena Park, CA
Jain Sangh of New England, Burlington, MA
Jain Society of Greater Cleveland
Jain Society of Greater Atlanta
Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago
Jain Society of San Diego, Vista CA
Jain Society of Seattle
Jain Temple of Greater Detroit – Farmington Hills, Michigan USA
Jain Temple of Pennsauken Township (Cherry Hill), NJ
Siddhachalam, New Jersey, USA
Siddhayatan, Windom near Dallas, Texas
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