Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

, a state in north eastern India has had a long association with

Jainism Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religions, Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current ...

. Today the state is home to a number of Jain monuments, such as

Jain temples A Jain temple, Derasar (Gujarati: દેરાસર) or Basadi (Kannada: ಬಸದಿ) is the place of worship for Jains, the followers of Jainism. Jain architecture is essentially restricted to temples and monasteries, and Jain buildings gen ...

and

Jain tirths In Jainism, a ''tīrtha'' ( sa, 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 in ...

History

Surya Pahar in the

Goalpara district Goalpara district is an administrative district of the Indian state of Assam. History It was a princely state ruled by the Koch kings and the then ruler of the undivided kingdom. Today the erstwhile Goalpara district is divided into Kokrajha ...

of Assam has several Jain statues and relics. One of the oldest Jain temples in Guwahati was established in 1965 in the Fancy Bazar locality.

Community

Jainism is one of the smallest religions in Assam and constitutes 0.09% of the total population. The Government of Assam has officially declared the Jain community in Assam as a minority community. The Assamese Jain community actively takes part in community service. They regularly organize free health camps.

Major centers

Major ancient Jain centers include: *

Sri Surya Pahar Sri Surya Pahar is located about 12 km southeast of Goalpara, about 132 km northwest of Guwahati, is a significant but relatively unknown archaeological site in Assam, India. Goalpara is the nearest city from the site. The site is a h ...

Population by district

References

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History

Community

Major centers

Population by district

See also

References