Jaiswal Jain

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Jaiswal Jains are one of the Jain communities of North India. All of them are mainly located in the Gwalior/Agra region. The term Jaiswal indicated residents of a place named Jayas or Jais.

Some authors have identified Jais with Jais in Raibarely district. A legend identifies it as Jaisalmer. However there are ducumented mentions of Jaiswal Jains prior to settlement of Jaisalmer. The famous Dubkund Jain inscription of 1088 AD is the earliest mention of the Jayas town[1]. Apabhramsha Jain poet Lakshman had composed Jinadatta charitra in sam. 1275 and Anuvaya Rayana Payiiva in sam. 1313 both at Tihuangiri near Bayana[2]. Thus the place Jayas must have been in the vicinity of Gwalior region.

  ?Dubkund
Historical Jaiswal Center • India
Map indicating the location of Dubkund
Location of Dubkund
Coordinates: 25°35′56″N 77°33′58″E / 25.599, 77.566
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Coordinates: 25°35′56″N 77°33′58″E / 25.599, 77.566

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[edit] Prominent Jaiswal Jains

  • Poet Bulakhichand, author of Vachankosha in sam. 1707
  • Dr. Nemichandra Shastri Jyotishacharya 1922-1974
  • Ravindra Jain, poet and music director

[edit] External links

  • Reports By India Archaeological Survey, Archaeological Survey of India, v.20 1882-1883 [1] page 99

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Candellas of Jejākabhukti By R. K. Dikshit, Published 1977, Abhinav Publication
  2. ^ Jaiswal Jain Itihas, Ranjit Jain, Pub. Jaiswal Jain Samaj Gwalior, 1988