List of Jain temples explained

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

• Undavalli Caves
• Ambapuram cave temple
• Bodhikonda and Ghanikonda Caves
• Siddalakona

Main temples

• Danavulapadu Jain temple
• Shree Shankheshwar Parshwanath Jain temple in Gummileru
• Hrinkar Teerth near NH 5, Namburu.

Assam

• Jain Temple in Tihu, Tihu
• Sri Surya Pahar

Bihar

Cave temple

• Son Bhandar Caves

Main temple

• Rajgir
• Jal Mandir, Pawapuri
• Champapuri
• Lachhuar Jain temple, Jamui district
• Kamaldah Jain temple in Pataliputra
• Vikramashila
• Jain temple, Kundalpur
• Mandargiri, Bihar
• Arrah – 44 Jain temples including Parashanatha Temple, Arrah

Chhattisgarh

• Arang Jain temples, Arang
• Kevalya Dham, Kumhari
• Uwasaggaharam Parshwa Teerth, Durg

Daman and Diu

• Jain Temple, Daman Fort

Delhi

• Sri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir
• Naya Mandir, Dharampura
• Ahinsa Sthal, Mehrauli
• Shri Atma Vallabh Jain Smarak
• Dādābadī, Mehrauli

Goa

• Neminath Jain Basti at Bandivade
• Cudnem Jain Temple
• Narve Jain Temple Ruins

Gujarat

Cave temple

• Bava Pyara Caves
• Dhank Caves
• Talaja Caves

Main temple

• Palitana Tirtha, most visited Jain temple in Gujarat
• Shri Shankeshwar Tirth
• Girnar Jain temples
• Taranga Jain temple
• Hutheesing Jain Temple
• Vasai Jain Temple in Bhadresar
• Mahudi Jain Temple
• Shantinath Jain temple in Kothara, Kutch
• Kumbharia Jain temples
• Panchasara Parshwanath temple, Patan
• Songadh Tirtha – main tirth for Kanji Panth
• Vataman
• Jain temples, Abhapur
• Trimandir, Adalaj in Gandhinagar
• Shri Pavagadh Tirth
• Naliya Jain Derasar
• Simandhar Swami Jain Derasar in Mehsana
• Pallaviya Parshwanath Temple in Palanpur
• Vardhman Shah's Temple and Shantinath Mandir in Jamnagar
• Chintamani Jain Temple in Surat
• Shri Talaja Tirth
• Simandhar Swami Jain Derasar in Bhilad
• Vijapur Derasar in Vijapur
• Chandaprabhu Digambar Jain Bavan Jinalya, Bhiloda
• Rajgadhi Timbo
• Trimandir, Godhra in Godhra
• Shri Suthri Jain Derasar, Suthari
• Jain Derasar of Tera, Kutch
• Jain temples in Ghogha
• Pushpagiri, Sonkatch

Haryana

• Ranila Jain temple
• Punyoday Tirth

Himachal Pradesh

• Ambika mata temple, Kangra fort
• Kangra Śvetāmbara Jain temple

Jharkhand

• Shri Sammed Shikharji

Karnataka

Cave temples

• Badami cave temples in Badami
• Aihole cave temple

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 42feet Gommateshwara statue the second tallest in Karnataka is also here.
• Dharmasthala, a 39feet Gomateshwara idol.
• Venur, a 35feet Gomateshwara idol.
• Gommatagiri, a 20feet Gomateshwara idol.
  • Moodabidri, 18 ancient Jain temple including Saavira Kambada Basadi the Thousand Pillars Temple and Guru Basadi Brahma Jinalaya in Lakkundi
• Humcha Jain temples
• Navagraha Jain Temple in Hubli
• Sankighatta
• Jain Narayana temple, Pattadakal
• Kundadri : It is said this is Samadhi sthal of Acharya Kundakunda
• Chaturmukha Basadi in Karkala
• 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
• Kanakagiri Jain tirth
• Shanka Basadi and Ananthanatha basadi at Lakshmeshwara
• Shantinatha Basadi, Jinanathapura
• Panchakuta Basadi, Kambadahalli
• Hadavalli Jain Temple
• Jwalamalini temple, Narasimharajapura
• Kamal Basadi and Chikki Basadi at Belgaum Fort
• Chaturmukha Basadi, Gerusoppa
• Mandaragiri
• Jain Bhattaraka Math at Manyakheta
• Aagam Mandir, Tumkur
• Kamthana Jain temple
• Shri 1008 Adinath Digamber Jin Mandir, Jayanagar, Bangalore
• Shri Mahavira Digambara Jain temple, Chickpet
• Kalya (Kalyana pura)
• Gundwad Jain Basadi
• Kathale Basadi, Barkur
• Sri Parshwanath Swamy Basadi
• Jain temple inside Hangal Fort, Hubli
• Hampi Jain complex
• Padmabbarasi basadi, Naregal
• Shantinatha Basadi, Kalaghatagi
  • Godageri Sargur
• Shri Parshwa Sushil Dham, Attibele

Kerala

• Anantnath Swami Temple
• Jain temple, Alleppey
• Jainimedu Jain temple, Palakkad.
• Kallil Temple in Angamaly, Ernakulam.
• Kattil Madam Temple
• Sultan Bathery Jain Temple, Wayanad
• Dharmanath Jains Temple at Mattancherry, Kochi
• Chathurmukha Basati and Parswanatha Basati, Manjeshwar

Madhya Pradesh

Caves

• Siddhachal Caves of Gwalior Fort is home to dozens of historical large size Jain rock-cut sculptures.
• Gopachal Hill
• Udayagiri Caves

Temples

• Kundalpur – including Bade Baba Temple
• Jain temples of Khajuraho – Parshvanatha temple, Adinatha temple, Shantinatha temple, and Ghantai temple
• Sonagiri
• Muktagiri
• Hanumantal Bada Jain Mandir, Jabalpur
• Bawangaja
• Kanch Mandir in Indore
• Jain temples, Vidisha – Pataria Jain temples, Bajramath temple, Maladevi temple, Gadarmal Devi Temple, Bada Mandir
• Pataini temple
• Paporaji
• Pateriaji
• Bandhaji
• Mohankheda Tirth, Dhar
• Aharji Jain Teerth
• Nainagiri
• Ajaigarh
• Sarvodaya Jain temple, Amarkantak
• Pisanhari ki Marhia
• Pavagiri Tirth and Chaubara Dera, Oon, Khargone
• Semliya
• Digambar Jain Siddhakshetra, Falhodi Badagaon
  • Jain temple complex, Chanderi – Choubeesee Bara Mandir, Khandargiri Jain cave, Thobonji Jain temple, Chandraprabha Digambar Jain temple
• Shree Vimalnath Bhagwan Tirth in Dhule
• Mahavir Jain Temple and Digambar Jain Parasnath Jinalaya, Bhind
• Bahuriband
• Sri Mandavgadh Jain Tirth, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh
• Dayasagar Ji Mararaj Nemingar Jain Tirth, Sagar
• Sihoniya Ambikā Devī Temple, Morena
• Maksi
• Bhojpur Jain Temple
• Temples in Jalore Fort
• Shri Adinath Keshwarna Jain Temple
• Gommat Giri, Indore
• Nemavar Digambar Jain Temple, Dewas
• Bandha ji Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra, Tikamgarh
• Baraso Ji Digambar Jain Temple, Bhind
• Golakot Digambar Jain Temple, Golakot, Shivpuri
• Pachrai Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra, Shivpuri

Maharashtra

Cave temple

• Ellora Jain Caves
• Nasik Caves
• Manmodi Caves
• Mangi-Tungi

Main temple

• Shantinath Jain Teerth
• Gajpanth
• Kumbhoj
• Jintur
• Godiji
• Nemgiri
• Katraj Tirth
• Babu Amichand Panalal Adishwarji Jain Temple, Walkeshwar
• Shantinatha temple, Ramtek
• Shree Vimalnath Bhagwan Tirth, Sakri
• Shri Antariksha Parshvanath, Pavali Digambar Jain Mandir, Vighnahara Prshvatnath Shvetambar Mandir and Chintamani Parshvanath Mandir in Nashik
• Pashvanath Jain Temple, Nijampur Dhule
• Paithan Jain Tirth
• Karanja Jain temple
• Shri Digamber Jain Siddha Kshetra Kunthalgiri
• Trimurti Digambar Jain Mandir
• Shree Mahavir Jain Temple in Pimpri-Chinchwad
• Shri Vimalnatha Jain Śvetāmbara Temple
• Kachner Jain temple
• Dahigaon

Nagaland

• Dimapur Jain Temple, Dimapur
• Jain Temple Kohima, Kohima

Odisha

Cave temple

• Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, Bhubaneswar: 2nd century BCE

Main temple

• Digambara Jaina Temple, Khandagiri
• Parsvanath Jain Temple-I and Parsvanath Jain Temple-II, Khandagiri hill
• Subai Jain temples: 4th century CE
• Jaugada, Ganjam
• Digambara Jain Temple, Rourkela

Rajasthan

• Ranakpur Jain Temple, Ranakpur
• Dilwara Temples, Mount Abu
• Mirpur Jain Temple, Sirohi
• Shri Mahavirji, Karauli
• Sanghiji, Sanganer
• Soniji Ki Nasiyan (Ajmer Jain Temple)
• Nareli Jain Temple
• Kesariyaji Tirth, Rishabhdeo
• Tijara Jain Temple, Alwar
• Mahavira Jain temple, Osian
• Lodhurva Jain temple
• Nakodaji
• Bhandasar Jain Temple in Bikaner
• Kirti Stambh in Chittor Fort
• Jain Temples in Kumbhalgarh Fort
• Bijolia Parshvanath temple
• Andeshwar Parshwanath
• Jaisalmer Fort Jain temples
• Muchhal Mahavir Temple
• Chand Khedi, Jhalawar
• Naugaza Digambar Jain temple
• Padampura, Jaipur
• Shree Pavapuri Tirth Dham, Sirohi district
• Jirawala
• Chamatkarji
• Ladnu Jain temple
• Atishaya Kshetra Lunwa Jain Temple at Nagaur district
• Nageshwar Parshwanath Tirth
• Jahaj Mandir, Mandwala
• Bhandavapur
• Mungathala
• Atishykari Shri 1008 Munisuvratnath Jain Mandir, Jahazpur
• Nanaji Jain temple
• Kanor Adeshware Ji
• Bhinmal Bhaya-Bhanjan Parshvanath Temple
• Swaran Jain temple, Falna
• Rata Mahaveerji
• Shri Navlakha Parshwanath Jain Temple, Pali, Rajasthan
• Jain temples in Tonk dist.
• Jain temples in Jalore
• Jain Temple in Bishangarh
• Shantinath Jain Temple, Jhalawar
• Keshoraipatan Jain temple
• Sanderao Jain Temple
• Khimel Jain Temple
• Shri Narlia Teerth
• Pindwara
• Ranoli
• Choolgiri, Jaipur

Telangana

Cave temple

• Bommalagutta cave temple and Tribhuvanatilaka Basadi

Main temple

• Kulpakji
• Shri Vighn-harneshvar Parshva Digambara Jain Atishaya Kshetra in Kulcharam

Tamil Nadu

Cave temples

• Tirumalai (Jain complex)
• Kalugumalai Jain Beds
• Thirakoil
• Samanar Hills
• Sittanavasal Cave : 2nd century BCE
• Thirakoil, Thiruvannamalai
• Vallimalai Jain caves
• Thirupparankundram Rock-cut Cave and Inscription
• Kurathimalai, Onampakkam
• Panchapandavar Malai
• Seeyamangalam
• Kanchiyur Jain cave and stone beds
• Ennayira Malai
• Andimalai Stone beds, Cholapandiyapuram
• Adukkankal, Nehanurpatti
• Kalugumalai Jain Beds
• Kanchiyur Jain cave and stone beds

Main temples

• Arahanthgiri Jain Math, Thiruvannamalai
• Alagramam Jain Temple
• Chitharal malaikovil : 1st century BCE
• Gingee, Viluppuram
• Karanthai Jain Temple
• Mannargudi Mallinatha Swamy Jain Temple, Thiruvarur
• Mel Sithamur Jain Math, Villupuram
• Poondi Arugar Temple
• Ponnur Hills, Thiruvannamalai
• Sittanavasal, Pudukottai
• Trilokyanatha Temple, Kanchipuram
• Vijayamangalam Jain temple
  • Adisvaraswamy Jain Temple, Thanjavur Chandraprabha Jain Temple, Kumbakonam
• Deepanayakaswamy Jain Temple, Deepankudi
• Parshvantha temple, Sowcarpet

Uttar Pradesh

• Shantinath Temple, Deogarh
• Prachin Bada Mandir, Jambudweep, Kailash Parvat Rachna, Ashtapad Teerth in Hastinapur, Meerut
• Navagarh Tirth
• Ahi Kshetra
• Vahelna Jain temple, Vahelna
• Trilok Teerth Dham, Bada Gaon in Baghpat
• Parshvanath Jain temple in Varanasi
• Sarnath Jain Tirth at Sarnath, Varanasi
• Chandrawati Jain temple near Varanasi
• Shobhnath temple, Shravasti
• Shri Shouripur Digambar Jain Siddha Kshetra, Bateshwar
• Shri Vimalnath Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra in Kampil, Farrukhabad district
• Shree Parsvnath Atishey Kshetra Digamber Jain mandir, Bada Gaon in Baghpat
• Shri Chintamani Parshwnath Jain Śvetāmbara Mandir, Haridwar
• Shri 1008 digamabar Adinath Jain mandir, Raiganj
• Khukhundoo
• Teerthdham Mangalayatan Mandir

Uttarakhand

• Shri Adinath Digambar Jain Mandir, New Tehri
• 1008 Shri Rishabhdev Jain Mandir, Shrinagar

West Bengal

• Calcutta Jain Temple
• Pakbirra Jain temples
• Kathgola Adinath Temple
• Shree Digambar Jain Pareswanath Temple, Belgachia
• Sat Deul
• Harmasra Jain temple

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

• Brampton Jain Temple
• The Jain Society of Toronto has a 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

Punjab

• 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:^[1] This temple was destroyed in the riots of 1992.^[2] Now an Islamic school is run in the former temple.^[3]
• Digmabar Jain temple Thar, Pakistan.
• Jain Digambar Temple Bohar Gate Multan

Sindh

• Nagarparkar Jain Temples
• Gori Temple, Nagarparkar, original site of Godiji Parshwanath
• Jain Shwetamber Temple with Shikhar, Ranchod Line, Karachi^[4]
• Jain Shwetamber Temple, Hyderabad^[4]

Singapore

• Jain Temple 18 Jalan Yasin, Singapore^[5]

Tanzania

• Shree Jain Sangh in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Jain Derasar in Arusha, Tanzania
• Zanzibar Derasar in Zanzibar, Tanzania

United Arab Emirates

• Jain temple, Dubai

United Kingdom

• 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)
• Jain Samaj Potters Bar – Jain temple and community centre
• 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.^[6]

United States

• St. Louis Jain temple
• Siddhachalam, New Jersey, USA
• Jain Center of America
• Jain Center of Greater Phoenix
• Jain Center of Southern California, Buena Park, CA
• Siddhayatan
• Jain Society of San Diego, Vista CA
• Jain center of Northern California, Milpitas, CA
• Jain Sangh of New England, Burlington, MA
• Jain Society of Chicago, Illinois
• Jain Society of Greater Atlanta
• Jain Society of Seattle
• Jain Society of Greater Cleveland
• Hindu Jain temple in Monroeville, Pennsylvania
• Jain religion center of Wisconsin
• Jain Temple of Greater Detroit – Farmington Hills, Michigan USA
• Franklin Township Derasar, New Jersey
• Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago
• Jain Temple of Pennsauken Township (Cherry Hill), NJ

See also

• Jain Temple
• Tirthankara
• List of largest Jain temples

External links

• List of Jain temples in India

Notes and References

1. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C06%5C01%5Cstory_1-6-2007_pg13_6 TEPA to remodel roads leading to Jain Mandir Chowk
2. News: Demolishing history in Pakistan . BBC News . Aamir . Ghauri . 5 December 2002.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2007-06-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927215541/http://jainsamaj.org/temples/pakistan.htm . 27 September 2007 . LIST OF JAIN TEMPLES IN PAKISTAN
4. http://www.jainworld.com/jaintemples/pakistan_temples.asp List of Jain temples in Pakistan
5. Web site: SINGAPORE JAIN RELIGIOUS SOCIETY. 14 January 2012 .
6. Kurt Titze, Klaus Bruhn, Jainism: a pictorial guide to the religion of non-violence, p. 264