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Location: Ayodhya jain temples
are in the katara locality of the Ayodhya city. The nearest railway
station of Ayodhya is at a distance of two kilometers from the
Svetambar temple and one and a half kilometers from the Digambar
temple.
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In Ayodhya city there are two Svetambar and two Digambar
jain temples. A high
idol of 885 cms of Bhagawan Adishvar in the Kayotsarga posture
in established in one of the two Digambar temples. In Svetabar
temple there is a 30 cms. high, copper - colored idol of
Bhagawan Ajitnath in the Padmasana posture. Risbhdev was
the first king of this place in the Aavasarpinikala. When
Tirthankara Risbhdev developed Aversion to worldly life, he
entrusted the responsibility of his kingdom to his eldest son
Bharat and his other sons. He adopted diksa at this at this
place. In Ayodhya, Kalynakasa of chayan births, diksa, and
attainment of Omniscience of Tirthankara Ajitnath, Abhinandan Swami,
Sumatinath, and Ananthanth were celebrated. .
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The main temple is
situated at Raiganj area. In this main temple in a vast
courtyard, main idol of Bhagwan Adinath, 37 feet high in
standing posture is placed. There are other temples as Kamal
Mandir, Chaubisi temple etc. are also worth seeing. Five Tonks
of different Tirthankara are existing in hereby places. Theses
Tonks are of Bhagwan Anantnath Swami; Bhagwan Abhinandan
Nath, Bhagwan Seetalnath, Bhagwan Ajitnath and Bhagwan Adinath
at Ayodhya. This holy land is blessed with birth Kalayanakas of
Bhagawan Adinath and other above mentioned Tirthnkaras. This is the
birth place of Bhahubali, Brahmi, Sundari, King Dashrath,
Acharya Padaliptasurisvarji, King Harishchandra, Shri Ramchandra,
Achalbhrata, and the ninth Gandhara of Mahavir Swami and others.
Ayodhya is an ancient holy place of Lord Rama. In ‘Vividh Tirth
kalpa’ written by Acharya Jinaprabhusurisvarji there is
mention that the city populated here on the banks of the rivers Ghaghari and Saryu, was called the gateway to heaven.
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Trust: Shri Jain Svetambar Pedhi,
The Katra Locality, Ayodhya, Dist: Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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