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Sites significant to Jain tradition, most often connected to a Tirthankara or to the practice of pilgrimage itself, and frequently shared or contested with neighbouring Hindu tradition given the long history of exchange between the two in South Asia.
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What Defines This GroupingHilltop temple-cities and pilgrimage hills at which the tirthankaras are venerated, most of them held to be the place where a tirthankara attained liberation. The Jain word for such a place, tirtha, is the same crossing-place term Hinduism uses; several hills are claimed by both traditions, and one is claimed by an Adivasi community under its own name as well. 2 Learn More
The sacred sites of Jainism
This group holds the sacred sites of Jainism, the temple-cities and holy hills of India where the tirthankaras, the great ford-makers of the tradition, are venerated. Jain sacred places are noted for their intricately carved temples and their hilltop pilgrimage complexes.
The browser will find the Jain temples and pilgrimage hills the atlas gathers. The entries describe each site's association with the tirthankaras and its place in Jain devotion.
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