Modern reflections, festival diaries, scholarly essays and community happenings — all woven around the Tenth Tirthankara’s timeless teaching of inner coolness.
In an age of relentless heat — political, environmental, psychological — the Tenth Tirthankara’s gospel of śīlatā arrives like a sudden, gentle rain. To meditate upon him is to remember a forgotten temperature of the soul.
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A traveller’s reflection on visiting the sanctified land where the Tenth Tirthankara descended into mortal form.
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The two emblems of Shitalanatha and the gentle distinctions of Jain visual tradition explained.
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How the simple ritual of aarti becomes a doorway into reverence, gratitude and inner stillness.
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How the teaching of śīlatā — sacred coolness — speaks to the modern, restless mind.
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A scriptural close-reading of the auspicious dreams of Queen Nanda and the sacred birth in Bhaddilpur.
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A gentle daily contemplation drawn from the temperature-of-the-soul teaching of Shitalanatha Bhagwan.
Read Article →The auspicious birth anniversary of Shitalanatha Bhagwan — observed with prayer, abhisheka and community service.
AnnualThe luminous eight (Svetambara) or ten (Digambara) days of self-purification, fasting and forgiveness.
FestivalWhile honouring the 24th Tirthankara, the entire lineage — including Shitalanatha Bhagwan — is venerated.
FestivalReflections on the moment Shitalanatha Bhagwan undertook his Great Renunciation under the Pilurikha tree.
ObservanceA day to contemplate the moment perfect knowledge arose — both for him and as possibility for all souls.
ObservanceHonouring his attainment of Siddha-hood — a celebration of soul as eternal, free, sufficient unto itself.
ObservanceThe teaching is incomplete without compassion in action. The sanctuary supports and curates initiatives that translate Jain ethics into living service — quietly, consistently, and without fanfare.
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