05/07/2020
ODISHA (ORISSA), AN IMPORTANT CENTER OF JAINISM?
Are you sure? YES.
THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD NOT MISS READING THIS POST
🔹Visited by Shri Parshwanath Bhagwan and Shri Mahavir Swami, this is the land of the famed “ Kalinga Jina ” which was installed by Gandhar Sudharma Swami
🔹This is the land where the famous Jagannath Puri temple was built over a Jain temple
🔹 This is the land which once had 1000 Jain temples and STILL HAS 120+ LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE JAIN
HERITAGE SITES
🔹This is the land where Acharya Bhadrabahu Swami did Anshan (Santhara) and attained Kaldharma.
🔹This is the land where an Agam Vachana took place to compile parts of the lost Agam, Drishtivad.
This is the land of Odisha !
Complete with maps, images and chronological information, my latest research, which took nearly 3 months to complete, traces the history and heritage of Odisha.
Don’t miss the images of Jain Tirthankars in various locations lying in dilapidated ruined state, converted to Hindu gods (and goddesses) where animal sacrifices are also offered !
The time has come to revisit and restore the forgotten Jain glory of Odisha.
Read and share your observations –
Jain, jainism, Odisha, Jainism in Odisha, Orissa, Kalinga, , Karakandu, Kharavela, Kharavel, Parshwanath, Mahavir, Udaygiri, Khandagiri, Hathigumpha,