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    state of Bihar is considered to have played an important role in the development of Jainism. Vasupujya, the 12th Jain Tirthankara was born in Champapur...
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    Jainism in Assam Jainism in Bengal Jainism in Bihar Jainism in Goa Jainism in Bundelkhand Jainism in Delhi Jainism in Gujarat (Gujarati Jain) Jainism...
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    Jain temple, Kundalpur is a complex of six Jain temples located in Kundalpur village near Nalanda, Bihar. Kundalpur is one of the most important Jain...
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  • Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism, was born in Vaishali around the sixth century BC. Bodh Gaya in Bihar is an important pilgrimage center for...
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    place of various religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Many tourist travel to Bihar to visit their pilgrimage. Mahabodhi Temple, a Buddhist...
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    Rajgir (redirect from Rajgir, Bihar)
    "The City of Kings," is an ancient city and university town in the district of Nalanda in Bihar, India. It was the capital of the Haryanka dynasty, the Pradyota...
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    Jal Mandir (category Jain pilgrimage sites)
    (2002) [1992]. The Jains (Second ed.). Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-26605-5. Choudhury, Pranab Chandra Roy (1956). Jainism in Bihar. I.R. Choudhury. O'Malley...
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    Lachhuar Jain temple is a Jain temples located in Lachhuar village near Jamui, Bihar. Lachhuar is one of the most important Jain pilgrimages in Bihar. This...
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    Mandar Hill is a small mountain situated in Bounsi, Banka district under Bhagalpur division of state of Bihar. It is about 700 ft high and approximately...
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    Gaya in Bihar. Vasupujya, the 12th Jain Tirthankara was born in Champapuri, Bhagalpur. Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism, was born in Vaishali...
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    Tirthankara (Supreme Preacher) of Jainism. He was the spiritual successor of the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha. Mahavira was born in the early 6th century BCE...
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    Kamaldah Jain temple, located in Patna, Bihar, is one of the oldest Jain temples belonging to the Śvētāmbara sect of Jainism. Kamaldah Jain temple is...
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    Jainism (/ˈdʒeɪnɪzəm/ JAY-niz-əm), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession...
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    Pawapuri (category Jain temples in Bihar)
    meaning "the sinless town"), is a holy site for Jains located in the Nalanda district of Bihar state in eastern India. It is located about 19 kilometres...
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    Buddhism and Jainism are two Indian religions that developed in Magadha (Bihar) and continue to thrive in the modern age. Gautam Buddha and Mahavira are...
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    well as two major pacifist religions, Buddhism and Jainism, arose from the region that is now Bihar. Empires of the Magadha region, most notably the Maurya...
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    district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is a part of Tirhut division. Vaishali is known for being the birthplace of Mahavira of the Jain religion....
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    Jainism is a religion founded in ancient India. Jains trace their history through twenty-four tirthankara and revere Rishabhanatha as the first tirthankara...
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    Bihar Hinduism in Bihar Islam in Bihar Judaism in Bihar Jainism in Bihar Sports in Bihar Cricket in Bihar Football in Bihar Symbols of Bihar State animal:...
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    Buddhism, achieved enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. Mahavira, the founder of Jainism, was born in Vaishali in North Bihar. Bihar is home to two UNESCO World...
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    Ashok Kumar Jain High School Darihat in Rohtas Bihar, India, popularly known as Darihat High School, was established in 1947. It is located in Darihat village...
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    Magadha (category Bihar articles missing geocoordinate data)
    Mahavira — the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism. Born into a royal kshatriya family in what is now Vaishali district of Bihar. He abandoned all worldly possessions...
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    Mahavir Janma Kalyanak (category Jain festivals)
    of Jainism Lord Mahavira Sayings The Significance of Mahavira Janma Kalyanak Diwali (Jainism) Jain rituals Jain festivals Kshamavani God in Jainism Parshvanatha...
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    The 2022 Bihar Caste Based Survey was notified by the Government of Bihar on 6 June 2022 by gazette notification after a Supreme Court ruling. The survey...
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    Vasupujya (category All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English)
    Vasupujya is the twelfth tirthankara in Jainism of the avasarpini (present age). According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha, a liberated soul which...
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  • Śvetāmbara sect of Jainism, it is believed to be located at Dumra suburb in the city of Sitamarhi in the Mithila region. In the tradition of Jainism, Mithila is...
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    parishad in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the administrative headquarters of Siwan district and one of the urban settlements out of three in the district...
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    Bihar Sharif is the headquarters of Nalanda district and the fifth-largest sub-metropolitan area in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. Its name is a combination...
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    Parasnath (category Mountains in Jainism)
    "Shri Sammed Shikharji - Encyclopedia of Jainism". 21 January 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023. "Shikharji." Jain V. Herenow4u.net Accessed 26 May 2012 "Parasnath...
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    সরাক) (from Sanskrit Śrāvaka) is a Jain community in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Bihar. They have been followers of Jainism, such as vegetarianism, since ancient...
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