Digambara Jain temple, Khandagiri, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 21 relations: Archaeological Survey of India, Ashlar, Baluster, Bhubaneswar, British Library, India, Jagamohana, Jain temple, Jainism, Kalinga architecture, Kharavela, Mahameghavahana dynasty, Mahavir Janma Kalyanak, Mahavira, Maratha Confederacy, Odisha, Parshvanatha, Somavamshi dynasty, Tirthankara, Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves, Vimana.

2. 12th-century Jain temples
3. 12th-century establishments in India
4. Jain temples in Odisha
5. Tourist attractions in Bhubaneswar

Archaeological Survey of India

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country.

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Ashlar

Ashlar is a cut and dressed stone, worked using a chisel to achieve a specific form, typically rectangular in shape.

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Baluster

A baluster is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features.

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Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha, located in the Khordha district.

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British Library

The British Library is a research library in London that is the national library of the United Kingdom.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Jagamohana

A Jagamohana, also rendered Jagamohana (ଜଗମୋହନ) is an assembly hall in Hindu temple architecture, especially found in the region of Odisha.

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Jain temple

A Jain temple, Derasar (Gujarati: દેરાસર) or Basadi (Kannada: ಬಸದಿ) is the place of worship for Jains, the followers of Jainism.

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Jainism

Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion.

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Kalinga architecture

The Kaḷinga architectural style is a style of Hindu architecture which flourished in the ancient Kalinga previously known as Utkal and in present eastern Indian state of Odisha.

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Kharavela

Kharavela (also transliterated Khārabēḷa) was a monarch of Kalinga in present-day Odisha, India, who ruled during the second or first century BCE.

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Mahameghavahana dynasty

The Mahameghavahana dynasty (2nd or 1st century BC to early 4th century CE) was an ancient ruling dynasty of Kalinga after the decline of the Maurya Empire.

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Mahavir Janma Kalyanak

Mahavir Janma Kalyanak is one of the most important religious festivals in Jainism.

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Mahavira

Mahavira (Devanagari: महावीर), also known as Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान), the 24th Tirthankara (Supreme Teacher) of Jainism.

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Maratha Confederacy

The Maratha Confederacy, also referred to as the Maratha Empire, was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent.

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Odisha

Odisha (English), formerly Orissa (the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India.

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Parshvanatha

Parshvanatha (पार्श्वनाथः), or and Pārasanātha, was the 23rd of 24 Tirthankaras (supreme preacher of dharma) of Jainism.

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Somavamshi dynasty

The Somavamshi (IAST: Somavaṃśī, "Lunar dynasty") or Keshari (IAST: Keśarī) dynasty ruled parts of present-day Odisha in eastern India between the 9th and the 12th centuries.

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Tirthankara

In Jainism, a Tirthankara is a saviour and supreme spiritual teacher of the dharma (righteous path).

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Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves

Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves, formerly called Kattaka caves or Cuttack caves, are partly natural and partly artificial caves of archaeological, historical and religious importance near the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India. Digambara Jain temple, Khandagiri and Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves are Jain temples in Odisha and Tourist attractions in Bhubaneswar.

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Vimana

Vimāna are mythological flying palaces or chariots described in Hindu texts and Sanskrit epics.

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See also

12th-century Jain temples

• Aharji
• Aharji Jain Teerth
• Akkana Basadi
• Anjaneri
• Bawangaja
• Bhandara Basadi
• Bhandasar Jain Temple
• Bhandavapur
• Bhojpur, Madhya Pradesh
• Bijolia
• Bijolia Parshvanath temple
• Dharashiv Caves
• Digambara Jain temple, Khandagiri
• Gommatagiri
• Halebidu
• Hangal
• Jain temples, Halebidu
• Jain temples, Pavagadh
• Jirawala Tirth
• Kere Basadi
• Khargone
• Kirti Stambha
• Kumbhoj
• Mallinathaswamy Jain Temple, Mannargudi
• Mandaragiri
• Nagarparkar Jain temples
• Navagarh Tirth
• Neminath Jain Temple, Girnar
• Padmakshi Temple
• Sankighatta
• Shantinatha Basadi, Jinanathapura
• Talaja, Bhavnagar
• Taranga Jain temple

12th-century establishments in India

• Aishwarya Ganapathi
• Athgarh State
• Balsamand Lake
• Baraundha
• Chahamanas of Jalor
• Chahamanas of Ranastambhapura
• Cutch State
• Dhaneti
• Digambara Jain temple, Khandagiri
• Doddabasappa Temple
• Dungarpur State
• Galteshwar Temple
• Gandikota
• Kakatiya dynasty
• Keonjhar State
• Khedbrahma
• Kingdom of Amber
• Kingdom of Jaisalmer
• Kundrathur Nageswarar Temple
• Manipur (princely state)
• Mayurbhanj State
• Nadamel Marth Mariam Church
• Navlakha temple
• Palitana State
• Panhala Fort
• Porbandar State
• Qila Rai Pithora
• Seuna (Yadava) dynasty
• St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam
• St. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Cathedral, Mulanthuruthy
• Taranga Jain temple

Jain temples in Odisha

• Digambara Jain Temple, Rourkela
• Digambara Jain temple, Khandagiri
• Parsvanath Jain Temple-I
• Parsvanath Jain Temple-II
• Subai Jain temples
• Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves

Tourist attractions in Bhubaneswar

• Bhima Kunda
• Bindusagar Lake
• Buddhanath Temple
• Chakresvara Tank
• Chausath Yogini Temple, Hirapur
• Dhauli
• Digambara Jain temple, Khandagiri
• Kukutesvara Tank
• Manikarnika Tank
• Nandankanan Zoological Park
• Pathani Samanta Planetarium
• Ramakrishna Math and Mission, Bhubaneswar
• Sisupalgarh
• Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digambara_Jain_temple,_Khandagiri

Also known as Digambara Jaina Temple, Khandagiri.