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{{Infobox religious building<br />
| name = Jirawala Tirth<br />
| native_name = <br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| image = File:Jirawala Parshwanath Jain Tirth.jpg<br />
| caption = Jirawala Parshwanath temple<br />
| map_type = India Rajasthan<br />
| map_size = 250<br />
| map_caption = Location within Gujarat<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|24|40|26.3|N|72|29|34.8|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location = [[Sirohi district]], [[Rajasthan]], India<br />
| deity = [[Parshva]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]], [[Diwali (Jainism)|Diwali]]<br />
| creator = Sheth Shri Amrasa<br />
| completed = 1134 CE (present structure)<br />
| website = {{URL|https://www.jirawalatirth.com/}}<br />
| temple_quantity = 2<br />
}}<br />
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'''Jirawala Tirth''' is a [[Jain temple]] in Jirawala village of [[Sirohi District]] in [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. It lies 58&nbsp;km from [[Abu Road]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
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Jirawala has been an important Jain centre between 506 CE to 1324 CE. The iconic idol of Parshvanath, the principal deity of the temple, was found during an excavation. The cow belonging to Brahmin boy ''Kadwa'' used to pour out its milk every day near a cave in Jirawala. Upon hearing about this by Brahmin boy, Jain Seth Dhanna Shah dreamt of a Parshvanath idol where cow went to pour milk. After the search, the idol was found from the same spot and the idol was installed by Acharya Deva Gupta Suri in 894 CE. According to belief, the idol is made up of sand and milk. An idol of Neminatha was temporarily replaced as mulnayak of the temple.{{sfn|Mehta|1970|p=126}}<br />
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== About temple ==<br />
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The current structure of the temple dates back to 1134 AD. There is a temple with an image of [[Neminatha]], too. These temples were attacked and desecrated during Muslim rule but were later renovated by the Jain community. The village was a place of pilgrimage for Jains. Many Jain saints and scholars visited the place and composed the religious books there during the fifteenth century. In Shvetambara tradition, idols tend to derive their name from a geographical region, the Jirawala Parshvanath is one of 108 prominent idols of Parshvanath idols.{{Sfn|Cort|2001|p=234}} The temple complex includes Dharamshala and bhojanalya.{{sfn|Mehta|1970|p=126}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Dilwara temples]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
=== Citation ===<br />
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=== Sources ===<br />
* {{citation |last=Cort |first=John E. |author-link=John E. Cort |title=Jains in the World: Religious Values and Ideology in India |url={{Google books|PZk-4HOMzsoC|page=234|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} |year=2001 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-803037-9 }} <br />
* {{Citation | last=Mehta | first=Jodh Sinha | url={{Google books|Q6FpVLjVzU8C|page=126|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} |title=Abu to Udapiur|publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] | date=1970 | isbn=978-8-12-082984-8 }}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{commonscatinline|Jirawala Jain temple}}<br />
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{{Jain temples}}<br />
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[[Category:Jain temples in Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Sirohi district]]<br />
[[Category:12th-century Jain temples]]<br />
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