Question: Recently from which place, the statue of the 23rd Tirthankar of Jainism has been received, placed on the seven hoods of Sheshnag?
(A) Mathura
(B) Kaushambi
(C) Ujjain
(D) Shravanabelagola
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-
- According to a report published on March 3, 2017, the statue of the 23rd Tirthankar Parsvnath of Jain religion has been received from Yamuna River in Kaushambi district.
- This idol is about 1000 years old.
- This statue was found hanging in fishermen’s trap on the Gurbjan Ghat of Yamuna River in front of Garhva Kosam Inam village in Kaushambi district.
- In this statue, 23rd Tirthankara Lord Parshvanatha is served by seven hoods of Sheshnag.
- This idol is about four and a half feet high.
- It is important that Kaushambi has been the oldest center of Jain religion.
- Padma Prabhu was born in Kaushambi, the sixth Tirthankar of Jain religion.
Relared Links:-
http://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/ancient-jain-teerthankar-s-statue-found-in-kaushambi/story-ENDM2f42WBzTbEAlL2Ip7H.html
http://hindi.oneindia.com/news/uttar-pradesh/built-8th-century-1200-years-old-statue-lord-parshwanath-gets-in-kaushambi/slider-pf66501-400043.html
http://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/on-receipt-of-the-statue-of-lord-parshwanath-active-ivivi