Brampton Jain Temple or the Bhagwan 1008 Adinatha Swamy Jain Temple, is the first

Jain temple 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 ...

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constructed using traditional Indian architecture. The temple is located at 7875 Mayfield Road in

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, ON Canada, L7E 0W1. The temple houses shrines for Rishabhanatha (also called ''Adinātha''). The Greater Toronto Area has the largest concentration of the followers of

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in Canada and has the highest number of Jain temples of all Canadian urban areas.

History

There are about 10,000 Jains in Canada, mostly concentrated in one province. Two-thirds of the

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is concentrated in the metropolitan Toronto area. In 2011, the temple construction was overseen by

Bhattarak Charukeerthi, Moodabidri Saavira Kambada Temple () or Tribhuvana Tilaka Cūḍāmaṇi), is a ''basadi'' or Jain temple noted for its 1000 pillars in Moodabidri, Karnataka, India. The temple is also known as "Chandranatha Temple" since it honours the tirthankara Chandr ...

from India. Many people brought their own bricks to lay for the foundation of the temple. The temple celebrated its

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in 2014. In 2015, 2000 people visited the temple for its anniversary celebrations, which were marked by religious discourses.

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Dipika Damerla was present on the occasion to present Premier

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's wishes to the Jain community.

Architecture

The Jain temple is the first one in Canada to use traditional Indian architecture. The temple also has a Manastambh, the second Jain temple in North America to have one. A Manastambh, or Pride Pillar, indicates a loss of pride for the worshipper before entering the temple.

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History

Architecture

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