Tirtha

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Adishwar Temple, Delwada Abu
200pxThe Gomatheswara at Shravanabelagola 978-993 AD.

A tirtha or teertha is a pilgrimage site. Literally, the Sanskrit term tirtha means a ford, a shallow part of a body of water that may be easily crossed. A tirtha provides the inspiration to enable one to cross over from worldly engagement to the side of nirvana[1].

In Jainism, a tirtha may be [2]

Geographically the Jain Tirthas can be divided into Six Quarters:

[edit] Directories of Tirthas (external links)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Special features of sacred places of Jains http://www.jsgc.org/tirth.htm
  2. ^ Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence, Kurt Titze, Motilal Banarsidass,; 2 edition (March 5, 2001)
  3. ^ Bharat ke Digambar Jain Tirth, Volume 1, Balbhadra Jain, 1974

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