Bundelkhand was known as Dasharna or Jaijakabhukti in ancient times. The Betwa (Vetravati) and Dhasan (Dasharna) rivers flow through it.
It is one of the few regions in India where Jainism has a strong presence and influence. There are many ancient tirthas in Bundelkhand region. Many of the modern scholars and monks of Jainism belong to this region.
^तीर्थ आस्था व श्रद्धा के केन्द्र, Amar Ujala 10 Feb 2014
Kasturchand Jain Suman, Bharatiya Digambar Jain Abhilekh aur Tirth Parichay, Madhya-Pradesh: 13 vi shati tak, Delhi, 2001.
Siddhantacharya Pt. Phulachandra Shastri, Parwar Jain samaj ka Itihas, Jabalpur, 1990.
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jainism, bundelkhand, bundelkhand, region, central, india, been, ancient, center, jainism, covers, northern, part, madhya, pradesh, south, western, part, uttar, pradesh, parshvanatha, temple, khajuraho, unesco, world, heritage, site, bundelkhand, known, dashar. Bundelkhand a region in central India has been an ancient center of Jainism It covers northern part of Madhya Pradesh and south western part of Uttar Pradesh Parshvanatha temple Khajuraho a UNESCO World Heritage Site Bundelkhand was known as Dasharna or Jaijakabhukti in ancient times The Betwa Vetravati and Dhasan Dasharna rivers flow through it It is one of the few regions in India where Jainism has a strong presence and influence There are many ancient tirthas in Bundelkhand region Many of the modern scholars and monks of Jainism belong to this region Contents 1 Prominent tirthas 2 Jain communities 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 ReferencesProminent tirthas editMany of the famous Jain tirthas Vidisha Deogarh Lalitpur Karguanji Jhansi Chanderi Kundalpur Khajuraho Aharji Paporaji Drongir Chhatarpur Sonagir Nainagiri Badagaon Pateriaji Nisaiji etc are in this region 1 Jain communities editBundelkhand is home to several Jain communities Parwar Golapurva Golalare Teranpanthi including Samaiya Charanagare and Ayodhyavasi Kathanera also known as Kathanere The Khandelwals were originally from Rajasthan but they have been present in Bundelkhand since ancient times Navalsah Chanderia in 1768 in his Vardhamana Purana mentioned 11 communities that were partly Jain These include Grihapati Nema Asati A few among them are still Jain and follow the Teranpanthi sect भगवत र हत चन द रप रभस य प रत म ऽय क र त मह र ज ध र ज श र र मग प त न उपद श त प ण प त र क चन द रक षम च र य य क षमण श रमण प रश ष य आच र य य सर प पस न क षमण श ष यस य ग लक य न त य सत प त रस य च ल क षमणस य त The Ramagupta inscription found near Vidisha 375 CE The Bhadavar region Bhind Morena Etawah is adjacent to Bundelkhand and is home to some like Barhiya Golalare Kharaua Padmavati Purwar Lamenchu Jaiswal Golsinghare BudheleGallery edit nbsp 45 feet tall rock cut idol of Rishabhanatha at Chanderi nbsp Shantinath Temple at Deogarh nbsp Kundalpur Tirth nbsp Maladevi Temple Vidisha nbsp Paporaji nbsp PateriajiSee also editMula Sangh Balatkara Gana Deogarh Uttar PradeshReferences edit त र थ आस थ व श रद ध क क न द र Amar Ujala 10 Feb 2014 http bundelkhanddarshan com Digambar Jain Tirth in Bundelkhand Kasturchand Jain Suman Bharatiya Digambar Jain Abhilekh aur Tirth Parichay Madhya Pradesh 13 vi shati tak Delhi 2001 Siddhantacharya Pt Phulachandra Shastri Parwar Jain samaj ka Itihas Jabalpur 1990 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jainism in Bundelkhand amp oldid 1160665730, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
