Pakbirra Jain temples

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Pakbirra Jain temples
Mahavir Jayanti
Location
LocationPurulia, West Bengal
Architecture
StylePala architecture
Date established9th century CE
Temple(s)3

Pakbirra Jain temples is a group of three Jain temples in Pakbirra village in Purulia district of West Bengal.[1]

History

Purulia was an important Jain center from 6th to 13th century. The Pakbirra Jain complex dates back to c. 9th century.[2][3]

Architecture

The temple complex consist of three stone temples,

Yakshi beneath a tree with an image of Jina on top.[5][6] Three ayagapata or votive stupas and an idol of Ambika standing beneath a flowering tree with her children and an attendant with lion as her vehicle.[7] The temple also enshrines patta with 360 Jina figurine.[8]

Pakbirra Jain complex also has an open-air museum with sculptures of Jain deities.[9]

Gallery

  • 7.5 feet (2.3 m) Padmaprabha
    7.5 feet (2.3 m) Padmaprabha
  • Rishabhanatha
    Rishabhanatha
  • Shantinatha
    Shantinatha
  • Statue of Ambika at Pakbirra
    Statue of Ambika at Pakbirra
  • Jain temple in Banda
    Jain temple in Banda

References

Citation

  1. ^ Hunter 1886, p. 282.
  2. ^ Majumder 2014, pp. 1–2.
  3. ^ Bautze-Picron 1993, p. 282.
  4. ^ West Bengal tourism.
  5. ^ a b Beglar 1878, p. 193.
  6. ^ Shah 1987, p. 157.
  7. ^ Purulia district.
  8. ^ Majumder 2012, p. 1254.
  9. ^ Gupta 2018.

Sources

Book

  • Beglar, J. D. (1878). Archaeological Survey of India. Vol. 8. Calcutta: Government central Press.
  • Hunter, William Wilson (1886). The Imperial Gazetteer of India. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Vol. 9 (2 ed.). London: Trübner & Company.
  • ISBN 978-81-7017-208-6
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