Ahinsa Sthal
{{Short description|Jain temple in Mehrauli, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox religious building
| name = Ahinsa Sthal
| native_name =
| religious_affiliation = Jainism
| image = Ahinsa Sthal 1.jpg
| alt = Image of Tirthankara Mahāvīra
| caption = Statue of Tirthankara Mahāvīra at Ahinsa Sthal
| map_type = India Delhi
| map_size = 250
| coordinates = {{coord|28|31|13|N|77|11|24|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| location = Mehrauli, Delhi, India
| deity = Mahavira
| festivals = Mahavir Jayanti
| temple_quantity = 2
| established = 1980
| website =
}}
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Ahinsa Sthal is a Jain temple located in Mehrauli, Delhi. The main deity of the temple is Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara (human spiritual guide) of Avasarpiṇī (present half cycle of time). A magnificent statue of Tirthankara Mahāvīra is installed here.{{Sfn|Titze|Bruhn|1998|p=266}}
Statue
The statue of Mahavira was carved out of a granite rock in Karkala in Lotus position. The height of the statue is 13 feet 6 inches. Its weight is around 30 tonnes. The height of the lotus pedestal is 2 feet 8 inches and it weighs around 17 tonnes.{{Sfn|Sahu|2018|p=581}}
Gallery
अहिंसा स्थल.jpeg|Statue of Tirthankara Mahāvīra at Ahinsa sthal
Ahinsa Sthal.jpg|Lord Mahavira's statue
Ahinsa.jpg|Sculpture depicting Mahavira's message
See also
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References
= Citation =
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- {{citation|first1= Kurt|last1=Titze|last2=Bruhn|first2=Klaus|title=Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-violence|date=1998|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publisher|isbn=8120815343|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=loQkEIf8z5wC|access-date=24 October 2015}}
- {{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xLRiDwAAQBAJ|title=Presidents of India & America with Britain's Kings & Queens|first=Charan Lal |last=Sahu|publisher=Notion Press|date=2018|isbn=9781643245300}}
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Category:Jain temples in Delhi
Category:20th-century Jain temples
Category:20th-century religious buildings and structures in India
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