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Ranakpur

Ranakpur

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Ranakpur Temple

Imagine walking into a human recreation of heaven on earth, carved entirely out of marble, and where no two pillars or facades are identical. Often defined as a dream in marble filigree and lace, this Jain temple is an active place of worship, an incredible architectural marvel, as well as a place of immense solace and meditative quiet.

 

Here, you can take an audio self-guided tour at your own pace, or simply wander and lose yourself to the quiet beauty of the place.

 

The temple is dedicated to Tirthankara Adinatha and dates back to the fifteenth century.

Jain Religion

One of the oldest offshoots of Hinduism, 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 Rishabhadeva, whom the tradition holds to have lived millions of years ago, and the twenty-fourth tirthankara, Mahavira, who lived around 600 BCE.

Jainism is considered an eternal dharma with the tirthankaras guiding every time cycle of the cosmology. The three main pillars of Jainism are ahiṃsā (non-violence), anekāntavāda (non-absolutism), and aparigraha (asceticism).

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