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In Jainism, a tīrtha (Sanskrit: तीर्थ "ford, a shallow part of a body of water that may be easily crossed") is used to refer both to pilgrimage sites as well as to the four sections of the sangha. A tirtha provides the inspiration to enable one to cross over from worldly engagement to the side of moksha.

Jain tirthas are located throughout India. Often a tirtha has a number of temples as well as residences (dharmashala) for the pilgrims and wandering monks and scholars.

Types

Tirtha sites include:

• Siddhakshetras or site of moksha liberation of an arihant (kevalin) or Tirthankaras like Ashtapada Hill, Shikharji, Girnar, Pawapuri, Palitana, Mangi-Tungi and Champapuri (capital of Anga)
• Atishayakshetras where divine events have occurred like Mahavirji, Rishabhdeo, Kundalpur, Aharji etc.
• Puranakshetras associated with lives of great men like Ayodhya, Vidisha, Hastinapur, and Rajgir
• Gyanakshetra: associated with famous acharyas or centers of learning like Mohankheda, Shravanabelagola and Ladnu

Locations

Geographically, the tirthas are divided into six quarters:

• North India: Hastinapur, Taxila, and Ashtapada
• South India: Kulpakji, Shravanabelagola, Sankighatta, Moodabidri, Humbaj, Anantnath Swami Temple, Gummileru
• Eastern India: Shikharji, Pawapuri, Champapuri, Pundravardhana
• Western India: Palitana, Girnar, Mount Abu, Mahavirji, Shankheshwar, Mahudi
• Central India: Vidisha, Kundalpur, Sonagiri, Muktagiri
• Overseas: Siddhachalam, Nava Ashtapada, Siddhayatan, Jain Center of Southern California

Pilgrimage sites are owned either by the Digambara sect or the Śvetāmbara sect. Some of the major Śvetāmbara pilgrimage sites include: -

• Palitana temples
• Shankheshwar Jain Temple
• Girnar Jain temples
• Sammed Shikharji Jain Tirth (shared with Digambar)
• Lachhuar Jain temple
• Dilwara Temples
• Nakoda Jain Temple
• Ranakpur Jain temple
• Kesariya Jain Tirth (shared with Digambar)
• Kulpak Jain Temple
• Mohankheda
• Mahudi Jain Temple

See also

• Jain temple
• Tirtha (Hinduism)
• Vividha Tirtha Kalpa

References

1. Special features of sacred places of Jains Archived 2009-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
2. Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence, Kurt Titze, Motilal Banarsidass; 2nd edition (March 5, 2001)
3. Bharat ke Digambar Jain Tirth, Volume 1, Balbhadra Jain, 1974

External links

• jainuniversity.org, Jain Tirtha all over India
• http://www.jainteerth.com
• http://tirth.jinvani.com
• http://www.jainpilgrimages.com
• http://www.jaintirths.com
• http://www.siddhayatan.org First Hindu-Jain Tirth in North America
• http://www.jainheritagecentres.com
• Shri Nageshwar Parshwanath
• Jain Tirth Darshan on jainreligion.in

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