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Siddhachalam (Wikipedia)

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Wikipedia's article on Siddhachalam. Reliable for its 1983 founding by the Jain monk Acharya Sushil Kumarji on a rural site in Blairstown, New Jersey; for its description by American Jains as the first Jain tirtha, or pilgrimage site, located outside India; for its two temples representing both the Digambara and Svetambara traditions and its status as the only Jain monastery outside India; and for the 2012 addition of a full replication of Shikharji, Jainism's most important pilgrimage destination. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Citation
Author
Wikipedia contributors
Publisher
Wikipedia
Publication Year
2026
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhachalam
Source Type
reference
Assessment
Reliability Tier
3
Community-edited reference page, tier 3, on a well-documented ashram with a specific founding year, founder and location that agree with the ashram's own published account below.
Notes
Used for Siddhachalam's 1983 founding year, its founder, its New Jersey location and its standing as the first Jain pilgrimage site outside India.
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Digambara, Denominations

This source names Digambara directly: "its two temples representing both the Digambara and Svetambara traditions and its status as the only Jain monastery outside India; and for the 2012 addition of a full replication of Shikharji..."

Source Siddhachalam (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
India, Countries

This source names India directly: "or pilgrimage site, located outside India; for its two temples representing both the Digambara and Svetambara traditions and its status as the only Jain monastery outside India; and for the 2012..."

Source Siddhachalam (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
New Jersey, States & Territories

This source names New Jersey directly: "Kumarji on a rural site in Blairstown, New Jersey; for its description by American Jains as the first Jain tirtha, or pilgrimage site, located outside India; for its two temples representing both..."

Source Siddhachalam (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Svetambara, Denominations

This source names Svetambara directly: "representing both the Digambara and Svetambara traditions and its status as the only Jain monastery outside India; and for the 2012 addition of a full replication of Shikharji, Jainism's most..."

Source Siddhachalam (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Claims Backed By This Source (19 claims)

This source backs 19 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sources, 12 claims: 8 well-attested, 4 holds.
  • Articles, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
  • Spread Events, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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