Shantinatha temple, Ramtek
{{short description|Jain temple in the state of Maharashtra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox religious building
| religious_affiliation = Jainism
| sect = Digambara
| image = File:Ramtek Temple Complex.webp
| alt = Temple complex
| caption = Temple complex
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| map_type = Maharashtra
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| map_size = 200
| map_caption = Location within Maharashtra
| coordinates = {{coord|21|24|20|N|79|19|47.4|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| location = Ramtek, Maharashtra
| festivals = Mahavir Jayanti
| district = Nagpur
| state = Maharastra
| deity = Shantinatha
| established = 11th century
| creator =
| governing_body = Digambar Jain Parwar Mandir Trust
| materials =
| temple_quantity = 10
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Shantinatha temple, Ramtek is a major Jain {{lang|sa|tirth}} (pilgrimage site) in the Indian state of Maharashtra, located between the villages of Ramtek in Nagpur district.
About temple
File:0101821 Shantinath Jain Mandir, Ramtek, Maharashtra 056 (cropped).jpg
Shantinatha temple is situated near the Fort and Rama temple. The temple was constructed in the 11th—12th century. The temple has undergone renovations, and new shrines were added to the temple complex. The temple is a yellow sandstone structure and is considered an excellent example of North Indian architecture.{{sfn|Titze|Bruhn|1998|p=98-99}}{{sfn|Michell|Zebrowski|1999|p=261}} The main shrine houses an {{convert|4|m}} idol of Shantinatha.{{sfn|Michell|2012|p=161}} The sub-shrines were erected in 18th—19th century by an accountant serving in the court of House of Bhonsle during the reign of Raghoji I Bhonsle. The temple Complex Premise includes Pratibhasthali, Sant Bhavan, Manastambha. {{sfn|Michell|Zebrowski|1999|p=261}}{{sfn|Ray|Kulshreshtha|Suvrathan|2022|p=657}}
The temple also has a {{lang|sa|dharamshala}} equipped with modern facilities, including a {{lang|sa|bhojanalaya}} (restaurant).{{sfn|Titze|Bruhn|1998|p=98}}
Aacharya Vidhyasagar's Contribution
Aacharya Vidhyasagar had done five Chaturmas in Ramtek in his Aacharya Tenure in the year 1993, 1994, 2008, 2013 and 2017.{{Cite web |date=2017-09-28 |title=आचार्यश्री जी के चातुर्मास |url=https://vidyasagar.guru/articles.html/jeewan-parichay/acharya-shri-ji-ke-chaturmas/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=मेरे गुरुवर... आचार्य श्री विद्यासागर जी महाराज |language=en-US}} Aacharya Shri had given inspiration for construction of Educational Intitution for Girls in Ramtek named Pratibhasthali. It was Inaugurated on 4 February 2014. {{Cite web |title=हमारा इतिहास – प्रतिभास्थली ज्ञानोदय विद्यापीठ रामटेक |url=https://ramtek.pratibhasthali.org/our-history/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |language=en-US}} On 10 August 2013, Saturday, Shravan Shukla Chaturthi, V.S. 2070. Aacharya Shri initiated Twenty Four Monks in Ramtek.{{efn|
Munishree Niswarth sagar ji, Munishree Nirdosh sagar ji, Munishree Nirlobh sagar ji, Munishree Neeroga Sagar ji, Munishree Nirmohsagar ji, Munishree Nishpakshysagar ji, Munishree Nishprahsagar ji, Munishree Nischalsagar ji, Munishree Nishkampsagar ji, Munishri Nishpandasagar ji, Munishri Niramayasagar ji, Munishri Nirapadsagar ji, Munishri Nirakulasagar ji, Munishri Nirupamsagar ji, Munishri Nishkamsagar ji, Munishree Nirihasagar ji, Munishree Nissimsagar ji, Munishree Nirbhiksagar ji, Munishree Neeragsagar ji, Munishree Neerajsagar ji, Munishree Nikalankasagar ji, Munishree Nirmadsagar ji, Munishree Nirsagsagar ji, Munishree Nissangsagar ji{{Cite web |date=2018-12-21 |title=आचार्य श्री विद्यासागर जी द्वारा प्रदान की गई मुनि दीक्षाओं का विवरण |url=https://vidyasagar.guru/articles.html/jeewan-parichay/muni_diksha_vivran/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=मेरे गुरुवर... आचार्य श्री विद्यासागर जी महाराज |language=en-US}} }}
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Gallery
File:Garbhagriha Ramtek Panch Balyati Temple.webp|Ramtek Panch Balyati Temple Main Sanctum
File:Shikhar Shantinath Temple Ramtek.webp|Main Temple Shikhara
File:Ramtek Shantinatha Temple view.webp|Outer Enclosure of Shantinatha Temple
File:New Manstambha Ramtek.webp|New Manstambha built in 2010s
File:Distant View of Panch Balyati Temple Ramtek.webp|Panch Balyati Temple
File:Carving on Shantinath Temple Ramtek 2.webp|Outer Carvings
File:Ramtek Shantinatha.jpg|{{convert|13|ft}} Shantinatha idol
See also
Notes
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References
= Citation =
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== Books ==
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- {{cite book | last1=Michell | first1=George | last2=Zebrowski | first2=Mark | title=Architecture and Art of the Deccan Sultanates | volume=7 | series=New Cambridge history of India: The Mughals and their contemporaries | url={{Google books|aHcfv6zkJgQC|page=261|plainurl=yes}} | publisher=Cambridge University Press | year=1999 |isbn=9780521563215 }}
- {{cite book | last=Michell | first=George | title=Southern India | url={{Google books|GdBbBAAAQBAJ|pg=PT161|plainurl=yes}} | publisher=Roli Books | location=Bangalore | year=2012 |isbn=9788174369031 }}
- {{cite book | last1=Ray | first1=Himanshu Prabha | last2=Kulshreshtha | first2=Salila | last3=Suvrathan | first3=Uthara | title=The Routledge Handbook of Hindu Temples: Materiality, Social History and Practice | url={{Google books|H5eSEAAAQBAJ|pg=PT657|plainurl=yes}} | publisher=Routledge | year=2022 |isbn=9781000785814 }}
- {{cite book | last1=Titze | first1=Kurt| last2=Bruhn | first2= Klaus| title=Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence | url={{Google books|loQkEIf8z5wC|page=98|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} | publisher=Motilal Banarsidass | location=New Delhi | edition=2 | date=1998 | isbn=81-208-1534-3 }}
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External links
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