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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Jain temple in Shravanabelgola complex in the state of Karnataka}}<br />
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{{Infobox religious building<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| native_name = ಭಂಡಾರ ಬಸದಿ<br />
| native_name_lang = kn<br />
| image = File:Bhandara Basadi at Jinanathapura.JPG<br />
| alt = Bhandara Basadi<br />
| caption = Bhandara Basadi<br />
| map_type =<br />
| map_alt = Bhandara Basadi<br />
| map_caption = Location within Karnataka<br />
| map_size = 200<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|12|51|24.1|N|76|29|19.4|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location = [[Shravana Belgola]], [[Hassan district|Hassan]], [[Karnataka]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]<br />
| deity = [[Tirthankara]]<br />
| established = 1159 CE<br />
| creator = Hula Raja<br />
| governing_body =<br />
| architecture_style = [[Hoysala architecture]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Bhandara Basadi''' or '''Chaturvimsati Tirthankar Basadi''' is a [[Jain temple]] (basadi) built in located in [[Shravanabelagola]], a town in [[Karnataka]], India.<br />
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== History ==<br />
The temple was constructed in 1159 CE by ''Hula Raja'', a general and ''bhandari'' ({{translation|treasurer}}) during the reign of King [[Narasimha I]] of [[Hoysala Empire]], giving temple the name Bhandara Basadi. According to inscription, dating back to 1159 CE, inside the temple gave grants for the temple and gave the name ''Bhavya-Chamundi'' temple.{{Sfn|Sangave|1981|pp=18-19}}{{sfn|Raman|1994|p=55}}{{sfn|Chugh|2016|p=288}} One inscription inside the temple records a major dispute between [[Vaishnav]] and [[Jain]] and its resolution by King [[Bukka]] of [[Vijayanagara Empire]].{{sfn|Kulke|Sahu|2022|p=71}}{{sfn|Chattopadhyaya|2003|p=139}}<br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
[[File:Bhandara basadi - aerial view.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Bhandara Basadi]]<br />
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Bhandara Basadi is the largest temple in Shravanabelagola measuring {{convert|266|by|76|ft}}. The temple is dedicated to 24 Tirthankaras and is hence also known as ''Chaturvimsati Tirthankar Basadi''. The [[garbhagriha]] houses {{convert|3|ft}} idols of 24 Tirthankaras in kayotsarga posture with a ornate pedestal.{{sfn|Shah|1987|p=126}}{{sfn|Knapp|2008|p=496}}{{sfn|Raman|1994|p=55}} There are idols of [[Padmavati (Jainism)|Padmavati]] and Brahmdev outside the garbhagriha.{{Sfn|Sangave|1981|p=18}} The central part of navaranga (hall) floor contains a {{convert|10|ft}} monolithic slab which popular in [[Hoysala architecture]].{{sfn|Chugh|2016|p=288}}{{sfn|Chugh|2017|p=310}}<br />
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The temple also includes a monolithic [[manasthamba]] with ''chaturmukha'' idol facing four cardinal direction.{{Sfn|Sangave|1981|p=18}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Akkana Basadi]]<br />
* [[Gommateshwara statue]]<br />
* [[Chandragupta basadi]]<br />
* [[Chavundaraya Basadi]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
=== Citations ===<br />
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=== Sources ===<br />
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* {{cite book | last=Chattopadhyaya | first=Brajadulal | title=Studying Early India: Archaeology, Texts, and Historical Issues | url={{Google books|fz-ddWcyaaAC|page=139|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} | publisher=[[Orient Blackswan]] | date=2003 |isbn=9788178241432 }} <br />
* {{cite book | last=Chugh | first=Lalit | title=Karnataka's Rich Heritage - Art and Architecture | url={{Google books|JpnoCwAAQBAJ|pg=PT288|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} | edition= From Prehistoric Times to the Hoysala Period | publisher=[[Notion Press]] | date=2016 |isbn=9789352068258 }} <br />
* {{cite book | last=Chugh | first=Lalit | title=Karnataka's Rich Heritage – Temple Sculptures & Dancing Apsaras: An Amalgam of Hindu Mythology, Natyasastra and Silpasastra | url={{Google books|fdEkDwAAQBAJ|pg=PT310|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} | publisher=[[Notion Press]] | location=[[Chennai]] | year=2017 | isbn=978-19-4713-736-3 }} <br />
* {{cite book | last=Knapp | first=Stephen | title=Seeing Spiritual India | publisher=[[iUniverse]] | date=2008 |isbn=9780595614523 | url={{Google books|d1JJCgAAQBAJ|pg=PT496|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} }} <br />
* {{cite book | last1=Kulke | first1=Hermann | author-link1=Hermann Kulke | last2=Sahu | first2=Bhairabi Prasad | title=The Routledge Handbook of the State in Premodern India | publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] | date=13 January 2022 |isbn=9781000485141 | url={{Google books|yPlUEAAAQBAJ|page=71|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} }} <br />
* {{cite book | last=Raman | first=Afried | title=Bangalore - Mysore | url={{Google books|cBDkVEmLf0cC|page=55|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} | publisher=[[Orient Blackswan]] | location=Bangalore | date=1994 |isbn=9780863114311 }}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Sangave |first=Vilas Adinath |author-link=Vilas Adinath Sangave |title=The Sacred ʹSravaṇa-Beḷagoḷa: A Socio-religious Study | volume=8 | issue=8 | series=Murtidevī granthamālā |date=1981 |publisher=[[Bhartiya Jnanpith]] |location=[[Mumbai]] |isbn=9789326355599 |url={{Google books|nZ3S6CW5KKQC|page=18|text=|plainurl=yes}} }}<br />
* {{citation |last=Shah |first=Umakant Premanand |author-link=Umakant Premanand Shah |title=Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography |url={{Google books|m_y_P4duSXsC|page=126|plainurl=yes}} |date=1987 |publisher=Abhinav Publications |isbn=978-81-7017-208-6 }}<br />
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