5 Tallest Jain Tirthankara Statues In India
By: Priyanka Maheshwari Wed, 04 Dec 2019 09:02:14
In Jainism, Tirthankara means spiritual teacher, The first tirthankara in Jainism was Rishabhanatha and Lord Mahavira was the last Jain Tirthankara. The tallest tallest Jain statue in the world is located in Mangi Tungi and Sravanabelagola.
* Statue of Ahimsa, Mangi Tungi
The Statue of Ahimsa is the tallest Jain statue in the World that belongs to first Jain Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha. The 108 feet tall statue has been carved out of the Mangi-Tungi hills near Nashik.
* Gommateshwara Statue, Sravanabelagola
Gommateshwara Statue at Shravanbelagola is very ancient Jain centre, located on Vindyagiri hill. The 57 feet tall statue of Gommateshwara is one of the 5 monolithic Gommateshwara statues in Karnataka. Gommateshwara at Karkala, Gommateshwara at Dharmasthala, Gommateshwara at Venur and Gommatagiri are being other four.
* Adinath Statue, Bawangaja
Bawangaja in the Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh is a famous Jain pilgrim center and has the statue of of Lord Adinatha. Rishabhanatha or Adinatha megalithic 84 ft statue is situated in the middle of Satpura range.
* Statue of Mahavira, Ahinsa Sthal
Mahavira was the last Jain Tirthankara who travelled throughout the Indian subcontinent. Ahinsa Sthal in Mehrauli of Delhi is home to 13 feet 6 inches tall statue of Lord Mahavira carved out of a granite rock.
* Parshvanatha Statue, Vahelna
Vahelna Jain Mandir or Parshvnath Digamber Jain Atishye Chetra situated on the outskirts of Muzaffarnagar. The land of Vahelna has 31 feet Moolnayak Bhagwan Parshvnath statue, twenty third Tirthankara of Jainism.
