List of Jain temples

Jain temples and tirtha (pilgrimage sites) are present throughout the Indian subcontinent, many of which were built several hundred years ago. Many of these temples are classified according to Jain sects. Idols of tirthankaras are present in these temples. Many Jain temples are found in other areas of the world. This article lists and documents prominent Jain temples and Tirthas around the world.

Jain Tirthankara Relief at Padmakshi Gutta, Warangal

India

Andhra Pradesh

Cave temples
Main temples

Assam

Bihar

Cave temple
Main temple

Chhattisgarh

Daman and Diu

Delhi

Goa

Gujarat

Cave temple
Main temple

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Cave temples
Main temples

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Caves
Temples

Maharashtra

Cave temple
Main temple

Nagaland

Odisha

Cave temple
Main temple

Rajasthan

Telangana

Tamil Nadu

Cave temples
Main temples

Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

Outside India

There are several Jain temples in various countries outside India.

Jain Temple, Pottersbar, Hertfordshire

Australia

  • Jain Temple, Sydney - Seven Hill Sydney Jain Mandal
  • Jain Temple, Melbourne - Moorabbin, Victoria - Melbourne Shwetambar Jain Sangh (MSJS)
  • Jain Temple, Sydney – Lidcombe(Between Strathfield and Parramatta suburb)

Belgium

Canada

  • Brampton Jain Temple : Principle deity of this temple is Rishabhdev
  • The Jain Society of Toronto has a Swethambar/Digambar temple in Toronto
  • Digambar Temple Shri Jain Mandir in Toronto

United Kingdom

  • Shree Mahavir Swami Jain Temple,Harrow,London
  • Oshwal Mahajanwadi, Croydon
  • Jain Samaj Manchester
  • Jain Samaj Leicester and Temple
  • Jain Samaj Wellingborough and temple
  • Jain Samaj Thornton Heath (Croydon)
  • Jain Samaj Potters Bar - Jain temple and community centre.
  • Kailash Giri Jain temple, London
  • Oshwal Centre, Hertfordshire. First on virgin ground in Europe.
  • Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur London Spiritual Centre. (Bushey)
  • Institute of Jainology at Greenford, London.[1]

Hong Kong

Japan

Kenya

  • Mombasa, Kenya
  • Nairobi, Kenya
  • Thika, Kenya
  • Nakuru, Kenya

Malaysia

  • Ipoh, Perak
  • "First Shikhar Bandhi Jain Deraser" dedicated to Shri Chintamani Parshvanath Bhagawan, Mata Padamavati Devi & Mataji Sarasvati Devi in Ipoh

Myanmar

Shree Jain Shwetamber Murtipujak Temple, Yangon
  • Shree Jain Shwetamber Murtipujak Temple, 29th Street Yangon

Nepal

Punjab

  • Jain Shwetambar Temple with Shikhar, Thari Bhabrian Lahore City.
  • Jain Digambar Temple with Shikhar, Thari Bhabrian Lahore City.
  • Jain Shwetambar Dada Wadi (Mini Temple), Guru Mangat in Lahore Cantt., foot prints in stone.
  • Jain Digambar Temple with Shikhar, Old Anarkali Jain Mandir Chawk:[2] This temple was destroyed in the riots of 1992.[3] Now an Islamic school is run in the former temple.[4]
  • Digmabar Jain temple Thar, Pakistan.
  • Jain Digambar Temple Bohar Gate Multan

Sindh

The Gori Temple with 52 domes, Nagarparkar

Singapore

Africa

  • Mombasa Jain temple, Kenya
  • Nairobi Jain temple

Tanzania

  • Shree Jain Sangh in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Zanzibar Derasar in Zanzibar, Tanzania

UAE

United States

Hindu Jain temple in Monroeville, Pennsylvania
  • Siddhachalam, New Jersey, USA
  • St. Louis Jain temple
  • Jain Center of America
  • Jain Center of Greater Phoenix
  • Jain Center of Southern California, Buena Park, CA
  • Jain Society of San Diego, Vista CA
  • Siddhayatan
  • Jain center of Northern California, Milpitas, CA
  • Jain Sangh of New England, Burlington, MA
  • Jain Society of Chicago, Illinois
  • Jain Society of Greater Atlanta
  • Redmond Jain Derasar, Redmond, Washington
  • Jain Society of Seattle
  • Jain Society of Greater Cleveland
  • Hindu Jain temple in Monroeville, Pennsylvania
  • Jain religion center of Wisconsin
  • Jain Temple of Greater Detroit - Farmington Hills, Michigan USA
  • Franklin Township Derasar, New Jersey
  • Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago
  • Jain Temple of Pennsauken Township (Cherry Hill), NJ

See also

References

  1. Kurt Titze, Klaus Bruhn, Jainism: a pictorial guide to the religion of non-violence, p. 264
  2. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C06%5C01%5Cstory_1-6-2007_pg13_6 TEPA to remodel roads leading to Jain Mandir Chowk
  3. Ghauri, Aamir (5 December 2002). "Demolishing history in Pakistan". BBC News.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) LIST OF JAIN TEMPLES IN PAKISTAN
  5. List of Jain temples in Pakistan Archived 15 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Jain World
  6. "SINGAPORE JAIN RELIGIOUS SOCIETY".
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