JN Singh
Most revered Adinath temple at Palitana
Palitana temple complex on the Shatrunjaya hills are a real breathtaking site- around 900 temples after climbing about 3600 steps from the ground level. One can climb that in about 2 hours while the fittest ones take just about an hour.
The most venerable and the one honouring the founder of Jainism is the Adinath temple at the extreme end on the hill. With a slender tower over the shrine, the Adinath temple honors the first tirthankar Lord Rishabhdev of Jainism, who is said to have achieved enlightenment on this spot. Lord Rishabhdev had a sign of an Ox on his thigh and before he was born, his mother Marudeva had seen 14 dreams out of which the first was an Ox. He was the first to start the religion and thats why he is also known as 'Adinath'.
Most revered Adinath temple at Palitana
Palitana temple complex on the Shatrunjaya hills are a real breathtaking site- around 900 temples after climbing about 3600 steps from the ground level. One can climb that in about 2 hours while the fittest ones take just about an hour.
The most venerable and the one honouring the founder of Jainism is the Adinath temple at the extreme end on the hill. With a slender tower over the shrine, the Adinath temple honors the first tirthankar Lord Rishabhdev of Jainism, who is said to have achieved enlightenment on this spot. Lord Rishabhdev had a sign of an Ox on his thigh and before he was born, his mother Marudeva had seen 14 dreams out of which the first was an Ox. He was the first to start the religion and thats why he is also known as 'Adinath'.