Ahinsa Sthal

Ahinsa Sthal
Statue of Tirthankara Mahāvīra at Ahinsa Sthal
Religion
Affiliation	Jainism
Deity	Mahavira
Festivals	Mahavir Jayanti
Location
Location	Mehrauli, Delhi, India
Shown within Delhi
Geographic coordinates	28°31′13″N 77°11′24″E
Architecture
Date established	1980
Temple(s)	2

Ahinsa Sthal is a Jain temple located in Mehrauli, Delhi. The main deity of the temple is Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara (human spiritual guide) of Avasarpiṇī (present half cycle of time). A magnificent statue of Tirthankara Mahāvīra is installed here.^[1]

Statue

The statue of Mahavira was carved out of a granite rock in Karkala in Lotus position. The height of the statue is 13 feet 6 inches. Its weight is around 30 tonnes. The height of the lotus pedestal is 2 feet 8 inches and it weighs around 17 tonnes.^[2]

Gallery

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  Statue of Tirthankara Mahāvīra at Ahinsa sthal
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  Lord Mahavira's statue
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  Sculpture depicting Mahavira's message

See also

• Sri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir
• Jainism in Delhi

References

Citation

1. Titze & Bruhn 1998, p. 266.
2. Sahu 2018, p. 581.

Sources

• Titze, Kurt; Bruhn, Klaus (1998), Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-violence, Motilal Banarsidass Publisher, ISBN 8120815343, retrieved 24 October 2015
• Sahu, Charan Lal (2018), Presidents of India & America with Britain's Kings & Queens, Notion Press, ISBN 9781643245300