Dimapur Jain Temple is a

Jain Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an 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 time cycle being ...

temple built in 1947. The temple is located in Jain Temple Road, and has Lord Mahavira as its Moolnayak. The temple is under the aegis of the SD Jain Samaj Dimapur.

History

During the pre-independence era, most of the Jain families were settled in Kohima. All these families belong to the

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sect. In 1920, eight Sethi families, who were non Naga Settlers, built the first Jain temple in Kohima in Nagaland. However these families moved to Dimapur in 1944 due to Japanese invasion during

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. These families then built the Dimapur Jain Temple, SD Jain School, SD Jain Charitable Hospital. The most prominent among these were Shri Phulchand Sethi, Shri Jethmal Sethi, Shri Kanhaiyalal Sethi, Hardev Sethi, Hiralal Sethi and Shri Mangilal Chabra. Shri Phulchand Sethi was the first secretary of the SD Jain Samaj, Dimapur and continued on this post till 1976. Shri Udayram Ji Chabra was the first president of the SD Jain Samaj followed by Shri Jethmal Sethi.

The Temple Complex

The Moolnayak of the temple is Lord Mahavira. In the back portion of the temple, the statues of Lord Adinath, Lord

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 ...

, Lord Bharat Swami stand tall. The back portion was built later in 1989. The Panch kalyanak of the statues was conducted by Ganini Shri Suparshmati Mataji in 1989. On the first floor is the Samavsaran and the Chaubisi (idols of all the twenty-four Tirthankaras).

Gallery

Jain Temple Dimapur1.png, Mulnayak Pratima at Jain Temple,

Dimapur Dimapur () is the largest city in the Indian state of Nagaland. As of 2011, the municipality had a population of 122,834. The city is the main gateway and commercial centre of Nagaland. Located near the border with Assam along the banks of the ...

Jain Temple Dimapur2.png, Trimurti at Jain Temple,

Jain Temple Dimapur Donor's List.JPG, The Original list of Donor's of Jain Temple Dimapur Samavsaran at Jain Temple Dimapur.JPG, Samavsaran at Jain Temple Dimapur Chaubisi at Jain Temple Dimapur.JPG, Idols of the 24 Jain Tirthankars at Jain Temple Dimapur The intricate glass work.JPG, The intricate glass work inside the Dimapur Jain Temple

References

*http://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/dimapur-jain-community-observes-paryushan/ *http://nagalandpost.com/Showstory.aspx?npoststoryiden=TkVXUzEwMDA3ODI0OQ%3D%3D-g5kS%2Bd197Sg%3D

Sources

* Sethi, Raj Kumar (2021), 100 years of Jainism in Nagaland - (A journey from 1885 to 1985), Walnut Publication, {{Jainism Topics Religious buildings and structures completed in 1947 1947 establishments in India Jain temples in Nagaland 20th-century Jain temples

History

The Temple Complex

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