Palitana par 5 jinalaya ka mandir kisne banvaya
Palitana par Shatrunjaya par banne wale 5 “Jinalay” ek hi vyakti ya yug se nahi bane. Ye sab alag-alag kalon me, alag-alag patrons ki madad se baniye gaye the. Bahut se temples kai samay aur kai patrons ki mehnat se sthapit hue hain, isliye inhe ek hi builder se jodna mushkil hai.
Kuch prasiddh jinalay aur unke samarthakon ki jaankari aam itihas me milti hai:
- Dhanvasahi (52 chhote mandiron ke saath ek bada jinalaya) Dhanpat Singh Lakshmipatsinhji ne banvaya.
- Chhipa Vasahi (Chippa bhaiyon dwara) – is tuk ki banaavat me nimantran aur kala-pratibha mukhya tha.
- Sakar Vasahi (Sakarchand Premchand, Ahmadabad) dwara bana, is temple ke mukhya vigrah par Parshwanath ki puja hoti hai.
- Panch Pandav Temple – is temple ki rachna Pethad Shah ne karvayi.
- Adbhut Adinath Temple – is temple ki rachna aur sannirman kai yugon ki kala aur sadhak ki mehnat ka parinaam hai; iske vishay me alag-alag rachnatmak kahaniyan milti hain.
Isi tarah, Shatrunjaya par anek anya temples aur samudayik ya vyakti gat yogdan rakhte aaye hain, isliye “5 jinalay” ke liye ek nishchit ek-nirman karta hona spashth roop se nahi kaha ja sakta.
Agar aap chahen, to main is vishay par Jain dharma ke pramukh granthon ya sahi sthanon ki aur spasht aur pramanik jaankari keh sakta hoon.