Kaparda
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Kaparda (कापरड़ा) is a town in Bilada tahsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.
Variants of name
- Kaparada (कापरड़ा) (मारवाड़, राज.) (AS, p.167)
- Karpatahedaka (कर्पटहेड़क)
History
It is an ancient Jain tirtha and has a temple of Parshvanatha. Its ancient name was Karpatahedaka (कर्पटहेड़क). [1]
Towns and Villages of Chauhan Dominions includes Karpatahedaka (कर्पटहेड़क), identified as Modern Kaparda in Bilada tahsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.[2]
कापरड़ा
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[3] ने लेख किया है ...कापरड़ा (मारवाड़, राज.) (AS, p.167) - 17वीं शती के एक सुंदर एवं भव्य जैन मंदिर के लिए उल्लेखनीय है.
Jain History
Kaparada is a famous site situated on the main road leading from Jodhpur to Bilara. The massive structure of the Ancient Temple here is visible from distant places. It was built by Bhandari Bhana VE 1678 (1621 AD) and the icon known as Swayambhu Parshvanath was installed in the temple. Its Parikar was however added in VE 1688 (1631 AD) when it was configurated by Jin Chandra Suri of kharatargachchha. [4]
Jat Gotras
Notable persons
References
- ↑ Encyclopaedia of Jainism, Volume-1 By Indo-European Jain Research Foundation p.5524
- ↑ Early Chauhān dynasties: a study of Chauhān political history, Chauhān political institutions, and life in the Chauhān dominions from C. 800 to 1316 A.D., by Dasharatha Sharma, pp. 348-353
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.167
- ↑ Jain Inscriptions of Rajasthan by Ramvallabh Somani, Rajasthan Prakrit Bharti Sansthan, Jaipur, 1982, p.100
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