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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}<br /> [[File:Pawapuri - 001 Temple marking Mahavira&#039;s Passing (9243092471).jpg|thumb|The famous [[Jain temple]] located at Pawapuri, Bihar]]<br /> {{Jainism}}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Jainism in Bihar&#039;&#039;&#039; trace a long history since the times of twenty-fourth [[Tirthankara]] [[Mahavira]], who was born in [[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vaishali]] (near [[Hajipur]]). The state of Bihar is considered to have played an important role in the development of Jainism.<br /> <br /> An ancient black statue of Lord [[Mahavira]] weighing around 250 kg was recently stolen from [[Jamui]], [[Bihar]]. The statue was later recovered by the Police.&lt;ref&gt;{{citation|title=Stolen idol of Lord Mahavir recovered|url=http://timesofindia.com/city/patna/Stolen-idol-of-Lord-Mahavir-recovered/articleshow/50068366.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 December 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> [[Vasupujya]], the 12th Jain &#039;&#039;[[Tirthankara]]&#039;&#039; was born in [[Champapur]], [[Bhagalpur]]. He attained all his &#039;&#039;[[Pancha Kalyanaka]]&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;Garbha&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Janma&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Tapa&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Kevala Jnana&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Moksha&#039;&#039;) from Champapur. <br /> <br /> Vardhamana [[Mahavira]], the 24th and the last &#039;&#039;Tirthankara&#039;&#039; of [[Jainism]], was born in [[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vaishali]] around sixth century B.C.&lt;ref&gt;Pathak Prabhu Nath,&#039;&#039;Society and Culture in Early Bihar&#039;&#039;, Commonwealth Publishers, 1988, pp. 140&lt;/ref&gt; His father was a Nathvanshi [[Kshatriya]] chief of Kundalpur which has been identified with modern-day [[Nalanda district]]. Mahavir achieved [[nirvana]] in [[Pawapuri]] which is today a pilgrimage site for Jains from across the world.&lt;ref name=&quot;Choudhury1956&quot;&gt;{{cite book|author=Pranab Chandra Roy Choudhury|title=Jainism in Bihar|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.54263|year=1956|publisher=I.R. Choudhury|pages=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.54263/page/n17 3]–6}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Jain temples}}<br /> {{Jainism topics}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Religion in Bihar]]<br /> [[Category:Jainism in India]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Jainism-stub}}</div>

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