Champapuri is a village in Bhagalpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the site of the ancient city of Champa, the capital of the Angamahajanapada.
Shri Champapuri Tirth
Champapuri Mural at Krishnabai temple, Shri Mahavirji
Champapuri is claimed to be the only place where all the five kalyanas- garbha, janma, diksha, kevalagnana and moksha kalyana of Bhagwan Vasupujya took place. It is said that Bhagawan Adinatha, Bhagwan Parshwanatha and Bhagawan Mahavira had their monsoon stay at this place. Bhagawan Mahavira had his third and twelfth monsoon stay at this place. There is an idol of Bhagavan at the temple.[1][2]
Many Jain ascetics like Muni Dharmaghosh, Muni Padmarath, Ashok and Anchal attained salvation at this place. This place being a Siddhakshetra many ascetics like Anchal,Ashok and Padamrath attained salvation at this place. An ancient temple of Champanala is seen at this place.[3]
Champapuri is also believed to be birthplace of Vasupujya, the twelfth tirthankara.[4][5][6]
Many Jain ascetics, like Muni Dharmaghosh, Muni Padmarath, Ashok and Anchal, attained salvation there, as it was a Siddhakshetra An ancient temple of Champanala is seen at this place.[7]
According to Aupapatika Sutra 2-5, a holy garden Purnabhadra Chaitya was situated to the north-east of this ancient city. When Mahavira visited Champa he is said to have lodged at this chaitya.[8]
Archaeology
The ancient city had an occupation of the Northern Black Polished Ware culture (700-200 BCE), with a surrounding fortification and moat.[9] It was a notable centre of trade and commerce.[10]
In 2014, the tallest statue of Bhagawan Vasupujya was built and donated by Smt Sona Devi Sethi Charitable Trust based at Dimapur, Nagaland. The statue is 31 feet in height and the stone for the statue was brought all the way for Karnataka.[11][12]
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champapuri, other, places, with, same, name, champa, disambiguation, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, cita. For other places with the same name see Champa disambiguation This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Champapuri is a village in Bhagalpur district in the Indian state of Bihar It is the site of the ancient city of Champa the capital of the Anga mahajanapada Shri Champapuri TirthChampapuri Mural at Krishnabai temple Shri MahavirjiReligionAffiliationJainismDeityVasupujyaFestivalsMahamastakabhisheka Mahavir JayantiLocationLocationBhagalpur district BiharLocation within BiharGeographic coordinates25 14 14 7 N 86 56 30 1 E 25 237417 N 86 941694 E 25 237417 86 941694 Coordinates 25 14 14 7 N 86 56 30 1 E 25 237417 N 86 941694 E 25 237417 86 941694Temple s 12Champapuri is claimed to be the only place where all the five kalyanas garbha janma diksha kevalagnana and moksha kalyana of Bhagwan Vasupujya took place It is said that Bhagawan Adinatha Bhagwan Parshwanatha and Bhagawan Mahavira had their monsoon stay at this place Bhagawan Mahavira had his third and twelfth monsoon stay at this place There is an idol of Bhagavan at the temple 1 2 Many Jain ascetics like Muni Dharmaghosh Muni Padmarath Ashok and Anchal attained salvation at this place This place being a Siddhakshetra many ascetics like Anchal Ashok and Padamrath attained salvation at this place An ancient temple of Champanala is seen at this place 3 Contents 1 Significance 2 Archaeology 3 Statue Of Vasupujya 4 References 4 1 Citation 4 2 SourcesSignificance EditChampapuri is also believed to be birthplace of Vasupujya the twelfth tirthankara 4 5 6 Many Jain ascetics like Muni Dharmaghosh Muni Padmarath Ashok and Anchal attained salvation there as it was a Siddhakshetra An ancient temple of Champanala is seen at this place 7 According to Aupapatika Sutra 2 5 a holy garden Purnabhadra Chaitya was situated to the north east of this ancient city When Mahavira visited Champa he is said to have lodged at this chaitya 8 Archaeology EditThe ancient city had an occupation of the Northern Black Polished Ware culture 700 200 BCE with a surrounding fortification and moat 9 It was a notable centre of trade and commerce 10 Statue Of Vasupujya EditMain article Statue of Vasupujya In 2014 the tallest statue of Bhagawan Vasupujya was built and donated by Smt Sona Devi Sethi Charitable Trust based at Dimapur Nagaland The statue is 31 feet in height and the stone for the statue was brought all the way for Karnataka 11 12 References EditCitation Edit Champapur Jain Tirth HereNow4U CHAMPAPURI TIRTH the Jainsite World s Largest Jain Website http www jainheritagecentres com index php jainism in india bihar 214 champapuri Burgess 1874 p 136 Dalal 2010 p 369 Balfour 1885 p 402 Champapuri Archived from the original on 3 September 2014 Retrieved 29 August 2014 Shah 1987 p 15 Singh 2008 pp 384 Singh 2008 p 262 Sarkar 2014 Hindustan team 2017 Sources Edit Balfour Edward 1885 The Cyclopaedia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia Commercial Industrial and Scientific Products of the Mineral Vegetable and Animal Kingdoms Useful Arts and Manufactures Vol 2 3 ed B Quaritch Burgess Jas 1874 Indian Antiquary Vol 2 Popular Prakashan Dalal Roshen 2010 The Religions of India A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths Penguin Books ISBN 9780143415176 Singh Upinder 2008 A history of ancient and early medieval India from the Stone Age to the 12th century New Delhi Pearson Longman ISBN 9788131716779 Shah Umakant Premanand 1987 Jaina rupa maṇḍana Jaina iconography Abhinav Publications ISBN 978 81 7017 208 6 Kapoor Subodh 2002 Encyclopaedia of Ancient Indian Geography Vol 1 Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd ISBN 9788177552980 Sarkar Gautam 7 January 2014 Deity gift from Nagaland The Telegraph Archived from the original on 17 November 2015 Retrieved 7 November 2015 Hindustan team 13 July 2017 भगव न व स प ज य क प ज कर भक त न क व श व श त क क मन Hindustan in Hindi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Champapuri amp oldid 1139528266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
