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Chaturmukha Basadi is a symmetrical
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 ...
situated in
Karkala ''Karkala'' also known as Karla in Tulu language, is a town and the headquarters of Karkala taluk in the Udupi district of Karnataka, India. Located about 60 km from Mangalore in the Tulu Nadu region of the state,it lies near the foothill ...
, Karnataka, India. It is one of the most famous monuments in Karkala.


History

The Chaturmukha Basadi, was built in the late 16th century by Immadi Bhairarasa Vodeya of the
Santara dynasty Santara or BhairarasaAlternate forms of the dynasty's name include Santha, Santa, Santhara. They kings of the dynasty also attached titles like Pandya and Odeya to their names. is a medieval ruling dynasty of Karnataka, India. The area covere ...
in 1586.


About Temple

It has four symmetrical faces and is thus called ''chaturmukha'' (four faces) ''basadi'' (a term used to refer to Jain temples in South India). The temple has images of
Tirthankara In Jainism, a ''Tirthankara'' (Sanskrit: '; English: literally a ' ford-maker') is a saviour and spiritual teacher of the '' dharma'' (righteous path). The word ''tirthankara'' signifies the founder of a '' tirtha'', which is a fordable pass ...
Aranath Aranath was the eighteenth Jain Tirthankar of the present half cycle of time ( Avasarpini). He was also the eighth Chakravartin and thirteenth Kamadeva. According to Jain beliefs, he was born around 16,585,000 BCE. He became a siddha i.e. a lib ...
,
Mallinath Mallinatha (Prakrit ''Mallinātha'', "Lord of jasmine or seat") was the 19th tīrthaṅkara "ford-maker" of the present ''avasarpiṇī'' age in Jainism. Jain texts indicate Mālliṇātha was born at Mithila into the Ikshvaku dynasty to ...
and
Munisuvratnath Munisuvrata () was the twentieth ''tirthankara'' of the present half time cycle (''avasarpini'') in Jain cosmology. He became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of his karma. Events of the Jaina version of Ramayana are placed ...
. This basadi, completely made of carved
granite Granite () is a coarse-grained ( phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies under ...
rocks, is known as Tribhuvana Tilaka Jina Chaityalaya or
Ratnatraya Jainism emphasises that ratnatraya (triple gems of Jainism) — the right faith (''Samyak Darshana''), right knowledge (''Samyak Gyana'') and right conduct (''Samyak Charitra'') — constitutes the path to liberation. These are known as the tripl ...
dhama from inscriptions. It faces the famous Karkala
Bahubali Bahubali (), a much revered figure among Jains, was the son of Rishabadeva (the first ''tirthankara'' of Jainism) and the brother of Bharata Chakravartin. He is said to have meditated motionless for a year in a standing posture (''kayotsarg ...
statue installed in the year 1432 by Veera Pandya of the
Santara dynasty Santara or BhairarasaAlternate forms of the dynasty's name include Santha, Santa, Santhara. They kings of the dynasty also attached titles like Pandya and Odeya to their names. is a medieval ruling dynasty of Karnataka, India. The area covere ...
on February 13, 1432, on the instructions of the Bhattaraka of Karkala, Lalitakeerti.


Gallery

File:Chaturmukha basati seen from gomadeswara statue.JPG, Chaturmukha Basadi (view from the Gommateshwara statue of Karkala) File:Chaturmukha Temple N-KA-B200.JPG, Chaturmukha Basadi File:Kere Basadi.jpg, Kere Basadi File:Karkala 1.jpg, Padmavati Basadi, Varanga Jain temple File:Pillar at chathurmukha basati.JPG, Pillar at Chaturmukha Basadi File:Roof at Chaturmukha basati.JPG, Roof at Chaturmukha Basadi File: Pillar at Gomadeswara statue,.JPG, pillar at Gommateshwara statue File: Gomadeswara statue,.JPG, Gommateshwara Bahubali statue File:Chathurmukha basati silpa 4.JPG, the shilpa at chaturmukha basati File:Chaturmukha basati pillar top carving.JPG, a pillar at chaturmukha basati Image:Karkala jain temple.JPG, Varanga Jain temple at the center of pond in Karkala


See also

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Kere Basadi Kere Basadi (meaning: Lake temple) or Chaturmukha Basadi is a Jain temple located in Varanga village in Udupi district of Karnataka, India. This 12th-century temple is situated amidst of a lake giving it the name Kere Basadi (lake temple). The ...
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Saavira Kambada Basadi 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 ...
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Gommateshwara statue The Gommateshwara statue is a high monolithic statue on Vindhyagiri Hill in the town of Shravanbelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka. Carved of a single block of granite, it is one of the tallest monolithic statues in the world second on ...


References


External links


History and Architecture of the Chaturmukha Basadi, Gerusoppa
{{Jainism topics Jain pilgrimage sites Jain temples in Karnataka 15th-century Jain temples Buildings and structures in Udupi district 1432 establishments