Jambudweep is a

Digambara ''Digambara'' (; "sky-clad") is one of the two major schools of Jainism, the other being '' Śvētāmbara'' (white-clad). The Sanskrit word ''Digambara'' means "sky-clad", referring to their traditional monastic practice of neither possessing ...

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 ...

Hastinapur Hastinapur is a city in the Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ''Hastinapura'', described in Hindu texts such as the ''Mahabharata'' and the Puranas as the capital of the Kuru Kingdom, is also mentioned in ancient Jain texts. ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 195 ...

built under the blessings of

Gyanmati Mataji Gyanmati Mataji () is an Indian Jain religious guru ''Aryika'' (nun) from India. She is known for being a prolific author and the construction of several Jain temples including the Jambudweep temple complex at Hastinapur, Uttar Pradesh and the ...

in 1972. Jambudweep in Hastinapur is a depiction of Jambudvipa and Kailash Parvat Rachna & Shree Ashtapad Teerth are depictions of

Ashtapad Mount Kailash (also Kailasa; ''Kangrinboqê'' or ''Gang Rinpoche''; Tibetan: གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ; ; sa, कैलास, ), is a mountain in the Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It has an altitude of ...

About

Location in Traditional Chant of Hinduism

Jambudweep was founded by Gyanmati Mataji in 1972 and the model of Jambudvipa was completed in 1985. For the tirtha,

Nalini Balbir Nalini Balbir (born 1955) is a French Indologist who lives in Paris. She is a scholar of Sanskrit, Prakrit, Pali, Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism. She was a direct student of Indologist Colette Caillat. She is known for her work on the publicatio ...

reported Jambudweep depicts the model Jain cosmology has been designed here under the supervision of Shri Gyanmati Mataji was in 1985. Unique circular structures of Jain Geography 'Jambudweep' has been constructed with white & coloured marble stones in the diameter of with tall

Mount Sumeru Parvat Mount Meru (Sanskrit/Pali: मेरु), also known as Sumeru, Sineru or Mahāmeru, is the sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology and is considered to be the centre of all the physical, metaphysical and spiritu ...

is built by light pink marble situated in the center of Jambudweep Rachna. The fundamental idea behind this temple is to connect devotional temple visit with religious adventure and educate devotees about the

Jain cosmology Jain cosmology is the description of the shape and functioning of the Universe (''loka'') and its constituents (such as living beings, matter, space, time etc.) according to Jainism. Jain cosmology considers the universe as an uncreated entity t ...

. The official name of the tirtha is the ''Digambar Jain Institute of Cosmographic Research (Digambar Jain Trilok Shodh Sansthan)'' and its main attraction is the building constructed as a model of Jambudvipa.

Story

In the story about Jambudweep,

had a vision in 1965 while meditating. In the vision, she saw the entire structure of universe. Discovering later that what she had seen perfectly matched the cosmographical details described in

Jain scriptures Jain literature ( Sanskrit: जैन साहित्य) refers to the literature of the Jain religion. It is a vast and ancient literary tradition, which was initially transmitted orally. The oldest surviving material is contained in the c ...

, she decided to create a pilgrimage site with the aim of creating a model of Jambudvipa. "Jambudweep Trilok Sodh Sansthan" has been established at Jambudweep, Hastinapur to raise awareness regarding the Jain Cosmology and Jain Philosophy. Jambudweep developed a website http://www.jambudweep.org in 2007 to spread the Jain philosophy online, with more than 2000 books uploaded.

Main temples

The premises has various Jain temples which includes Sumeru Parvat, Lotus Temple, Teen Murti Mandir, Meditation Temple, Badi Murti, Teen Lok Rachna and many other tourist attractions. The main temples in the Jambudweep complex includes: # ''Teen Lok Rachna'' is modeled after trilok in

, the temple has a series of floor representing seven Adho Loka — the realms of the hellish beings, then Madhya Loka – the realms of the humans, animals and plants, then seven Urdhva Loka – the realms of the gods or heavens and Siddhashila at the top. The temple features a light and sound show similar to ones in Akshardham and

ISKCON Temple, Delhi Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir, generally known as the ISKCON Delhi temple, is a well known Vaishnav temple of Lord Krishna and goddess Radha in the form of ''Radha Parthasarathi''. The Temple was inaugurated on 5 April, 1998 by the then fo ...

. # ''Sahastrakut Jinalya'' is notable for a panel depicting Jain monk in worship room praying to

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 ...

. The panel was discovered buried where Sahastrakut Jinalya constructed. # ''Lotus temple'' a small temple in the courtyard of Jambudweep. It is a Jain House of Worship and also a prominent attraction in Hastinapur. It was completed in 1989. # ''Mt. Meru'', surrounded by water, is the tallest structure in Jambudweep complex. The mountain has concentric circle with small shrines representing the holy mountain peaks. # ''Tera-dvipa'' is modeled after group of thirteen islands of the middle section of the universe in Jain cosmology. The structure features fived Mt. Meru, three islands where human and Jinas are born, the Jambudweep is situated in innermost circle and eight islands depicts nandishvar dweepa. The eight islands of nandishvar dweepa are connected to ''ashtanika'', the eight day festival.

Gallery

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