Sri Adi Bhagwan Digambar Jain Temple, Adambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

29^th March 2018.

A special post on Mahaveer Jayanti, celebration at Sri Adi Bhagavan Digambar temple at Adambakkam Chennai.  Even-though this jain temple is about 3 KM from my residence and travelled many  times through this temple, Mahaveer jayanthi gave me an opportunity to Visit this temple to day on 29^th March 2018. Mahaveer is the 24^th tirthankara, who lived 72 years  during 6^th century BC. Some experts of the opining that he lived in 5^th Century BC. He was born in a royal family as vardhamana in Bihar to King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala in Bihar. He married Yashoda and had a female child Priyadarshana.  At the age of 30, he abandoned everything and became ascetic. After meditation for 12 years he attained kevala jnana at the age of 42 and attained moksha at the age of 72.

Now about the Adinath, the first Tirthankara Temple at Vanuvampet (Adambakkam).  It was told that Shri Adinath statue was unearthed in Chennai area and installed here.  The  temple is in a two story building facing east with a manasthambam in front.  In the Ground floor sannadhi for Yakshi and a marble idle of Tirthankara. Adi Bhagavan is in the first Floor and brass tirthankara statues are in front.  During my Yathra to Mount Kailash, I was told that, this mount Kailash is a sacred place for three religions Hindus, Jains and Buddhists. I feel very happy, that I had visited  a holy place of Mount Kailash where Sri Adinath or the Rishabhanatha attained moksha.  Witnessed the Abhishekam and arathi to Mahaveer and Sri Adinatha at the Jain temple.

HOW TO REACH:

This temple is at No 16, Gandhi salai, Vanuvam Pettai  ( Adambakkam ), Chennai 1.

About 500 meters from Adambakkam DAV school.

LOCATION:CLICK HERE

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