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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Jain temple in Karnataka, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox religious building <br />
|religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
|image = File:Gurubasati a side view (cropped).JPG<br />
|alt = Guru Basadi<br />
|caption = Guru Basadi<br />
|native_name = ಗುರು ಬಸದಿ<br />
|native_name_lang = kn<br />
|map_alt = Guru Basadi<br />
|map_caption = Location within Karnataka<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|13|04|27|N|75|00|2.5|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
|location = [[Moodabidri]], [[Karnataka]]<br />
|deity = [[Parshvanatha]]<br />
|temple_quantity = 18<br />
|creator = <br />
|established = 714 C.E.<br />
|bhattaraka = Charukeerthi Panditacharya Varya<br />
|governing_body = Shri Moodabidri Jain [[Matha]]<br />
|festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]<br />
|website = {{url|http://www.jainkashi.com}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Guru Basadi''' is a ''basadi'' or [[Jain temple]] located in [[Moodabidri]] town in the Indian state of [[Karnataka]]. The Guru basadi is the oldest amongst 18 Jain basadis in Moodabidri built in 714 CE. This temple is near another Jain temple, [[Saavira Kambada Basadi]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
Guru Basadi is the earliest of the Jain monuments built in {{circa|714}} CE.{{sfn|Ramnarayan|2005}} A black stone idol of Parshwanatha, about {{convert|3.5|m}} tall, is installed in the sanctum of this basadi.{{sfn|Titze|Bruhn|1998|p=47}} According to Jain legend, a [[Acharya (Jainism)|Jain sage (Muni)]] from the 8th century was noticed a cow and a tiger drinking water from the same spot, tiger feeding the calf and cow feeding the tiger cubs while roaming a thick forest. Observing this miracle, the muni got the place excavated and idol of Parshvanatha was found in the area and a temple was consecrated here.{{sfn|Goel|1983|p=2}}<br />
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An inscription dated back to 1307 CE inside ''Tirthankar Basadi'' mentions Guru Basadi receiving grants. The [[manastambha]] inside the temple was erected in 1615 CE.{{sfn|Sewell|1882|p=235}} The temple also houses the rare Jain palm leaf manuscripts of 12th century CE known as ‘Dhavala texts’ are preserved.{{sfn|Padmanabhan|2015}} These texts were brought from [[shravanabelagola]] to here during Mughal invasion. This basadi is also called Siddantha Basadi and Hale Basadi.{{sfn|Kulkarni|2020|p=1}}{{sfn|Colaco|2015}}<br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
[[File:Gurubasati front view,.JPG|thumb|Guru Basadi front view]]<br />
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The Guru Basadi is almost as large as the famous [[Saavira Kambada Basadi]] located near the Guru Basadi(About 10 mis away). The temple is a rectangular structure with three [[mandapa]] leading to [[garbhagriha]] that houses an {{convert|2|m}} idol of [[Parshvanatha]] as the moolnayak of the temple. The outer hall is supported by beautifully carved pillars.{{sfn|Michell|2012|p=227}} The temple entrance has finely carved columns that supports a sloped roof. The temple houses a manasthambha in front of the temple entrance.{{sfn|Michell|1995|p=61}}<br />
This temple houses miniature idols of many Jain [[Tirthankar]]s.{{sfn|Rao|2020}}<br />
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''Siddhanta Basadi'' inside Guru Basadi enshrines idol of the 24 [[Tirthankars]] made of mainly [[Diamond]] and [[emerald]] and other precious stones.{{sfn|Goel|1983|p=2}}{{sfn|Pinto|2018}} The temple also houses an idol dating back to the 2nd century BCE.{{sfn|Bhardwaj|2013}} The temple complex also include small temples dedicated to goddess [[Saraswati]] and [[Padmavati (Jainism)|goddess Padmavati]].{{sfn|Rao|2020}}<br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
The temple is significant for appointment of the Head of [[Matha#Matha in Jainism|Jain Matha]], and coronations of Jain [[Bhattaraka]].{{sfn|Rao|2020}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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File:Gurubasati- decorated pillars.JPG|Intricate carvinged pillars inside temple<br />
File:Gurubasati saraswati statue.JPG|Rock-cut image of Goddess [[Saraswati]]<br />
File:Bahubali statue Gurubasati.JPG|Image of [[Bahubali]]<br />
File:Stone writings at Gurubasati.JPG|Inscription outside temple<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Jain Bunt]]<br />
* [[Chaturmukha Basadi]]<br />
* [[Saavira Kambada Basadi]]<br />
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==References==<br />
===Citation===<br />
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==== Book ====<br />
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* {{cite book | editor-last=Goel | editor-first=J. P. | url={{Google books|KDAHEAAAQBAJ|page=2|plainurl=yes}} | title=Akashvani | volume=6 | series=Weekly programme journal of AIR and Doordarshan | publisher=[[All India Radio]] | date=6 February 1983 | location=[[New Delhi]] }}<br />
* {{cite book | last=Michell | first=George | editor-last=Johnson | editor-first=Gordon | editor-link=Gordon Johnson (historian) | title=Architecture and Art of Southern India: Vijayanagara and the Successor States 1350-1750 | series=Architecture and Art of Southern India: Vijayanagara and the Successor States | volume=6 | url={{Google books|W6bphUvvPf4C|page=61|plainurl=yes}} | publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] | location=[[Cambridge]] | date=17 August 1995 |isbn=978-0-521-44110-0 }}<br />
* {{cite book | last=Michell | first=George | title=Southern India | url={{Google books|GdBbBAAAQBAJ|pg=PT227|plainurl=yes}} | publisher=[[Roli Books]] | location=[[Bangalore]] | year=2012 |isbn=9788174369031 }}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Sewell |first=Robert | author-link=Robert Sewell (historian) | title=New Imperial Series | series=[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]] | volume=7 |url={{Google books|W5YXtbHisaUC|page=235|plainurl=yes}} |publisher=E. Keys, at the government press |date=1882 }}<br />
* {{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=47|plainurl=yes}} |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |edition=2 |date=1998 |isbn=978-81-208-1534-6 }}<br />
* {{cite journal|last=Kulkarni | first=Priya |url=https://ijesc.org/upload/118463c983652911c9f2c7fef205557d.Strategies%20for%20Improving%20the%20Imageability%20of%20Moodbidri%20in%20Historic%20Precinct.pdf|title=Strategies for Improving the Imageability of Moodbidri in Historic Precinct|publisher=International Journal of Engineering Science and Computing| issn=2321-3361 | volume=10 | issue=5 | year=2020 }} <br />
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==== Web ====<br />
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* {{cite news | last=Bhardwaj | first=Ashutosh |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/jain-idols-a-heist-and-a-recovery-that-fails-to-convince/1165538/ |title=Jain idols: A heist and a recovery that fails to convince |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]| location=[[Raipur]] |date=6 September 2013|access-date=28 July 2021 }}<br />
* {{cite news|last=Colaco | first=Hazel|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/476964/myriad-moods-moodabidri.html|title=The myriad moods of Moodabidri|date=11 May 2015|access-date=2 December 2018|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] }} <br />
* {{cite news|last=Padmanabhan | first=Geeta |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/of-hidden-treasures/article7333577.ece|title=Of hidden treasures|date=19 June 2015|access-date=28 July 2021|work=[[The Hindu]] }} <br />
* {{cite news | last=Pinto | first=Stanley |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/when-morgan-freeman-left-dk-seer-amazed/articleshow/66890875.cms|title=When Morgan Freeman left Dakshin Kannada seer amazed|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=1 December 2018|access-date=28 July 2021 }}<br />
* {{cite news| last=Ramnarayan | first=Gowri | url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2005/04/24/stories/2005042400340800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050426232914/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2005/04/24/stories/2005042400340800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2005|work=[[The Hindu]] |date=24 April 2005|title=Moodbidri — woods of yore|access-date=15 July 2018|location=[[Chennai]] }}<br />
* {{cite news | last=Rao | first=Bindu Gopal | title=The Jain trail | url=https://www.thehansindia.com/featured/sunday-hans/the-jain-trail-610353 | work=[[The Hans India]] | date=8 March 2020 | access-date=29 July 2021 }}<br />
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