Saavira Kambada Basadi

Saavira Kambada Basadi
Tribhuvana Tilaka Cūḍāmaṇi
Religion
Affiliation	Jainism
Deity	Chandraprabha
Festivals	Mahavir Jayanti
Governing body	Shri Moodabidri Jain Matha
Bhattaraka	Charukeerti Panditacharya Varya
Location
Location	Moodabidri, Karnataka
Geographic coordinates	13°04′27.3″N 74°59′51.5″E
Architecture
Creator	Devaraya Wodeyar
Date established	1430 AD
Temple(s)	18
Website
www.jainkashi.com

Saavira Kambada Temple (Sāvira Kambada Basadi) or Tribhuvana Tilaka Cūḍāmaṇi), is a basadi or Jain temple noted for its 1000 pillars in Moodabidri, Karnataka, India. The temple is also known as "Chandranatha Temple" since it honours the tirthankara Chandraprabha, whose eight-foot idol is worshipped in the shrine.

The town of Moodabidri is noted for its 18 Jain temples, but Saavira Kambada Temple is considered the finest among them.

History

The Basadi was built by the local chieftain, Devaraya Wodeyar in 1430 with additions made in 1962. The shrine has a 50 feet tall monolith manasthambha (erected by Karkala Bhairava Queen Nagala Devi).

Architecture

The temple complex has seven mandapas supported by beautifully carved pillars built in the Vijayanagara style and no two pillar are alike. The top two storeys are carved in wood and the lowest one in stone. The 8 ft idol of Chandranatha Swami made of panchadhatu present in the garbha griha.

Other Jain Temples in Moodabidri

Moodabidri is noted for its 18 Jain Temples mentioned as follows:

• Bagada Basadi
• Settara Basadi
• Hire Basadi
• Guru Basadi
• Leppada Basadi
• Kallu Basadi
• Batkana-Thikari Basadi
• Pathshala Basadi
• Padu Basadi
• Kere Basadi
• Hosa Basadi
• Bitkeri Basadi
• Vikram Shetty Basadi
• Mahadeva Shetty Basadi
• Chola Shetty Basadi
• Koti Shetty Basadi
• Derma Shetty Basadi
• Ammanavara Basadi

Guru Basadi

Guru basadi is the earliest of the Jain monuments built in 714 AD. A black stone idol of Parshwanatha, about 3.5 metres (11 ft) tall, is installed in the sanctum of this basadi. Here the rare Jain palm leaf manuscripts of 12th century A.D. known as ‘Dhavala texts’ are preserved. These texts were brought from shravanabelagola to here during Mughal invasion. This basadi is also called Siddantha Basadi and Hale Basadi.

Moodabidri Jain Math

There is a matha at Moodabidri responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of temples in Moodabidri. It is known as the Jain Varanasi of the South.

Bhaṭṭāraka Charukeerthi

A bhaṭṭāraka seat exists at Moodabidri responsible for administering the 18 temples at Moodabidri and the other temples in the surrounding areas. The name given to the bhaṭṭāraka of Moodabidri is Charukeerthi.

Gallery

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  Idol of Chandraprabha, 8th Thirthankara

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  Painting depicting universe as per Jain cosmology

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  Painting depicting Jambudvipa

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  Pillars inside the basadi

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  Kallu Basadi

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  Koti Basadi

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  Guru basadi

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  Leppada Basadi

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  Vikram Setty Basadi

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  Deremma Setty Basadi

See also

• Chaturmukha Basadi
• Jain Bunt
• Jainism in Karnataka

References

Sources

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