Manastambha
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In Jainism, a manastambha ({{ety|sa||column of honour}}) is a pillar that is often constructed in front of Jain temples or large Jain statues. In North India, they are topped by four Tirthankara images.{{cite web | url=http://pluralism.org/religions/jainism/introduction-to-jainism/tirthankaras-ford-makers/|title=Tirthankaras: "Ford-Makers" | publisher=The Pluralism Project, Harvard University | accessdate=7 July 2018 }}
According to the Digambara Jain texts like Adi Purana and Tiloyapannati, a huge manastambha stands in front of the samavasarana (divine preaching hall) of the tirthankaras, which causes someone entering a samavasarana to shed their pride.{{sfn|Umakant P. Shah|1987|p=11}}
A monolithic manastambha is a standard feature in the Jain temples of Moodabidri. They include a statue of Brahmadeva on the top as a guardian yaksha.The Brahmadeva Pillars. An Inquiry into the Origin and Nature of the Brahmadeva Worship among the Digambara Jains,
S. Settar, Artibus Asiae, Vol. 33, No. 1/2 (1971), pp. 17-38
Examples
Some of the well known Jain manastambhas are:{{cite journal |url-status=live |url=http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/jainavoice/jainavoice16.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025140745/http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/jainavoice/jainavoice16.htm |archive-date=25 October 2006 |journal=Jaina Voice |date=August 2003 |title=Manastambha |volume=2 |issue=4 |via=Jain Heritage Centres }}
- Kirti Stambha of Chittorgarh. The Vijaya Stambha was inspired by this.
- Manastambhas of Devagarh
- Manastambhas of Moodabidri{{cite web |url=http://www.jaindharmonline.com/pilgri/mbidri.htm |title=Moodabidri (Mudabdri)Jain Temples |publisher=Jaindharmonline.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504193934/http://www.jaindharmonline.com/pilgri/mbidri.htm |archive-date=4 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}
- Manastambhas of Shravanabelagola{{cite web |url=http://www.mysoretourism.org/mahamastakabhisheka.htm |title=Welcome to Mahamastakabhisheka - Chandragiri (Chikkabetta) |publisher=Mysoretourism.org |date= |accessdate=2012-04-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923191545/http://www.mysoretourism.org/mahamastakabhisheka.htm |archive-date= 2008-09-23 }}
- Manastambha at Shikharji at Madhuvan
Manastambhas in South India are generally monolithic.
Photo gallery
File:Hutessing Temple3 Ahmedabad.JPG|Kirti Stambha of Hutheesing Jain Temple
File:Temple_de_Shanthinath.jpg|Kirti Stambha at Chittorgarh fort
File:MahaveeJi Stambh.jpg| Manastambha at Shri Mahavirji Temple, Rajasthan, India
File:Maansthamb tijara jain temple.jpg|Manastambha at Tijara Jain Temple, Rajasthan, India
File:Jain Temple -01 by Jain Center of Greater Phoenix (JCGP).jpg| Manastambha at Jain Center of Greater Phoenix (JCGP), Phoenix, Arizona, United States
File:1000-Pillar-Temple-Moodbidri-Main-Pillar.jpg|Manastambha at Saavira Kambada Basadi, Moodbidri, Karnataka, India
File:Desur_Digambar_Jain_Temple.jpg|Desur Jain temple and Manastambha at Desur, Tiruvanamalai, Tamil Nadu, India
File:Nasiyan Jain Temple - Full View.jpg|Manasthamba at Ajmer Jain temple
File:Jain Temple, Chandni Chowk 01 (Friar's Balsam Flickr).jpg|Manastambha at Lal Mandir
See also
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References
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- {{citation |last=Shah |first=Umakant Premanand |authorlink=Umakant Premanand Shah |title=Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m_y_P4duSXsC |date=1987 |publisher=Abhinav Publications |isbn=81-7017-208-X |ref={{sfnref|Umakant P. Shah|1987}} }}
External links
- [http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/chittor.html Chittor and its Kirti Stambha]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060910193904/http://www.ne.jp/asahi/arc/ind/jaina/3_north/nor_eng.htm Jaina Architecture in Northern India]
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