Kolhapur and its Jaina Associations

Kolhapur, the headquarters of the district of the same name, lying in the south-eastern part of the State of Maharashtra, occupies an eminent place in the history of Jainism in south India. Even at the present day, the Kolhapur district possesses a population of about a lakh of Jalna souls, which constitutes about five per

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अक्तूबर 1975 में उपाध्ये के निधन के प्रसंग से ज्योति प्रसाद जैन कोल्हापुर के जैन अतीत का सर्वेक्षण करते हैं। ईसा पूर्व तीसरी शताब्दी का टीले का अभिलेख, शिलाहार अभिलेख, स्थानीय मन्दिर तथा भद्रबाहु और चन्द्रगुप्त की अनुश्रुतियाँ वे प्रमाण देते हैं; आज वहाँ लगभग एक लाख जैन हैं। Jyoti Prasad Jain surveys Kolhapur's Jaina past, prompted by Upadhye's death there in October 1975. He uses a mound inscription ascribed to the third century BC, the Silahara records, local temples and traditions of Bhadrabahu and Candragupta to show a community now about a lakh strong, second only to Belgaum.

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