Panchasara Parshvanath Temple
Image of Pañcāsara Pārśvanātha at Patan
Religion
Affiliation	Jainism
Sect	Śvetāmbara
Deity	Parshvanath
Festivals	Mahavir Janma Kalyanak
Governing body	Shri Panchasara Parshvanath Jain Derasar Trust
Location
Location	Patan, Gujarat
Interactive map of Panchasara Parshvanath Temple
Coordinates	23°51′14.3″N72°07′01.5″E / 23.853972°N 72.117083°E /23.853972; 72.117083
Architecture
Creator	Vanaraja Chavda
Established	8th century

Panchasara Parshwanath Temple is aŚvetāmbara Jain temple located inPatan,Gujarat.^[1] The temple was constructed in 8th century during the reign ofVanaraja Chavda ofChavda dynasty.

Vanaraja Chavda (c. 746 CE to c. 780 CE),^[2][3] the most prominent ruler of theChavda dynasty established the territory of Patan in 746 CE^[4][5] and built the Panchasara Parshwanath temple with main idol ofParshvanatha brought fromPanchasar village.^[6][7]

During the rule ofChaulukya dynasty (or Solanki dynasty), Patan was a major pilgrimage centre ofJainism. There are more than 100 temples in the region.^[8] The temple was rebuilt in the 16th-17th century after destruction by Muslim invaders.^[9]

This temple is one of the largest temples in Patan.^[10] The temple belongs to theŚvetāmbara sect ofJainism. The temple is built with white marble with rich stonework with sacred carvings.^[11][10][12] The central idol is an 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) tall marble idol^[13] of Parshvanatha is completely covered inparikara^[6] with image ofPadmavati holding 2 lotuses in upper hand, noose in right and goad in left hand.^[14] The domical ceiling is decorated by concentric circles of figures and bands of ornament with a lotus-shaped pendant extending from the dome of the center roof. The ceiling features eight bracket figures of musicians or dancers; between these figures are seated tirthankaras with yaksha and yakshi on either side.^[3]

InŚvetāmbara tradition, idols tends to derive their name from a geographical region, the Pañcásar Parshvanath is one of 108 prominent idols of Parshvanath idols.^[15] The temple also houses an idol ofVasupujya inpadmasan position sitting on big lotus with long stalk. The idol has images ofyakshi andyaksha on both sides and the sculpture is covered with foliage ofChaitya tree to commemorate the penance of Vasupujya.^[16] The temple also houses idols of Jain monkKakkasuri,Devachandrasuri andYashodevsuri.^[17]

Hemachandrayacharya Jain Gyan Mandir is an ancient library built byHemachandra. This library is one of the most important Jain libraries in Gujarat and the collection includes several ancient palm-leaf manuscripts.^[18][8][19] The temple also houses a paper manuscript ofParshvanathacaritra as well as the oldest available manuscript of theBhaktāmara Stotra.^[20]

• Shankheshwar Jain Temple
• Roda Group of Temples

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