• Source: Jainism in Bundelkhand

Bundelkhand, a region in central India, has been an ancient center of Jainism. It covers northern part of Madhya Pradesh and south western part of Uttar Pradesh.
Bundelkhand was known as Dasharna or Jaijakabhukti in ancient times. The Betwa (Vetravati) and Dhasan (Dasharna) rivers flow through it.
It is one of the few regions in India where Jainism has a strong presence and influence. There are many ancient tirthas in Bundelkhand region. Many of the modern scholars and monks of Jainism belong to this region.




Prominent tirthas


Many of the famous Jain tirthas, Vidisha, Deogarh, Lalitpur, Karguanji (Jhansi), Chanderi, Kundalpur, Khajuraho, Aharji, Paporaji, Drongir (Chhatarpur), Sonagir, Nainagiri, Badagaon, Pateriaji, Nisaiji etc. are in this region.




Jain communities


Bundelkhand is home to several Jain communities:

Parwar
Golapurva
Golalare
Teranpanthi (including Samaiya, Charanagare and Ayodhyavasi)
Kathanera (also known as Kathanere)
The Khandelwals were originally from Rajasthan, but they have been present in Bundelkhand since ancient times.
Navalsah Chanderia in 1768 in his Vardhamana Purana mentioned 11 communities that were partly Jain. These include:

Grihapati
Nema
Asati
A few among them are still Jain and follow the Teranpanthi sect.

The Bhadavar region (Bhind, Morena, Etawah) is adjacent to Bundelkhand and is home to some like:

Barhiya
Golalare
Kharaua
Padmavati Purwar
Lamenchu
Jaiswal
Golsinghare
Budhele




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See also


Mula Sangh
Balatkara Gana
Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh




References



http://bundelkhanddarshan.com
Digambar Jain Tirth in Bundelkhand
Kasturchand Jain Suman, Bharatiya Digambar Jain Abhilekh aur Tirth Parichay, Madhya-Pradesh: 13 vi shati tak, Delhi, 2001.
Siddhantacharya Pt. Phulachandra Shastri, Parwar Jain samaj ka Itihas, Jabalpur, 1990.

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