Shikharji (Śikharjī), also known as Sammed or Sammet Shikharji, is one of the Holiest pilgrimage sites for Jains, in Giridih district, Jharkhand. It is located on Parasnath hill, the highest mountain in the state of Jharkhand.[1] It is the most important Jain Tirtha (pilgrimage site), for it is the place where twenty of the twenty-four Jain tirthankaras (supreme preachers of Dharma) along with many other monks attained Moksha. It is one of the five principal pilgrimage destinations along with Girnar, Pawapuri, Champapuri, Dilwara, Palitana and Ashtapad Kailash.
Shikharji (Śikharjī), also known as Sammed or Sammet Shikharji, is one of the Holiest pilgrimage sites for Jains, in Giridih district, Jharkhand. It is...
Shikharji Movement comprises series of protests, rallies and fasting to death organised by Jain community to protest against state and central government...
Tirthankara who got salvation here. In this connection there is Jain pilgrimage Shikharji on the top of hill. The hill is also known as Marang Buru (lit. 'great...
Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The Parasnath Hill or Shikharji, located nearby, with a height of 1,365 m (4,478 ft) is the highest mountain...
Ajitabala; or Rohini Simhasena; Phalgu Shikharji 5 x 10223 years ago 3 Sambhavanatha Uvarimagraiveka Shravasti Shikharji Jitari by Sena Golden Horse 1200 meters...
South and West. Palitana Girnar Mount Abu Sonagiri Hastinapur Ayodhya Shikharji Kundalpur Pawapuri Bawangaja Ranakpur Khajuraho Varanasi Shravanabelagola...
Jain temple in Mattancherry, Kochi Dharmanath Tonk, Shikharji Footprint at Dharmanath Tonk, Shikharji Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dharmanatha...
Ajitnatha dated back to 9th century Shreyansanath Tonk, Shikharji Footprint at Shreyansanath Tonk, Shikharji Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shreyansanatha...
temples. Dilwara Temples along with Ashtapad, Girnar, Shatrunjaya and Shikharji are known as Śvētāmbara Pancha Tirth (five principal pilgrimage shrine)...
population of 16,301 Jains also contains the holy pilgrimage centre of Sammed Shikharji. Jains can be found throughout India and in many other countries throughout...
followers. After preaching for 70 years, Parshvanath attained moksha at Shikharji on Parasnath hill at the age of 100 on Shravana Shukla Saptami according...
Giridih coalfield Usri Falls H Kharagdiha H Madhuban H Pareshath Hill HV Shikharji H Giridih M Tisri R Taratanr R Suriya R Pirtand R Hirodih R Khukhra R...
dynasty. In Jain tradition, the 20 tirthankaras attained moksha on Mount Shikharji, in the present Indian state of Jharkhand. Rishabhanatha attained nirvana...
Jestha Shukla in the Ikshvaku clan. He is said to have attained moksha at Shikharji on the sixth day of the dark half of the month of Phālguna. Suparśvanātha...
ahara (food) after achieving kevala jnana. He attained Moksha on Sammed Shikharji and became a siddha, a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma...
hills, to be carried to the temple complex. Palitana, along with the Shikharji in Jharkhand, is believed to be the holiest of all pilgrimage places by...
fort Kangra Shwetambar Jain temple Jal Mandir Shri Sammed Shikharji Shri Sammed Shikharji The famous monolithic Gommateshwara statue at Shravanabelagola...
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