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During the Chandela rule, many towns in Bundelkhand, including Khajuraho, were home to large and flourishing Jain communities. At Khajuraho the Jains apparently lived on the east side of town. A number of Jain temples from that period have survived in this part of Khajuraho in various states of preservation. Many Jain inscriptions from the Chandela period can be seen at Khajuraho.〔B. L. Nagarch, ''Jaina Inscriptions of Khajuraho'', Dr. Hiralal Jain Smriti Granth, 2001〕 All the Jain temples are now enclosed within a compound wall constructed in early 12th century, with the exception of the Ghantai temple. ==Temples== Two of the large temples still stand in a good state of preservation. ;Parshvanath Temple This temple contains an inscription dating from 954 AD by its builder Pahil, mentioning donation of gardens and requesting future generations to safeguard the temple. It mentions Chandella Dhanga as the reigning king.〔''Khajuraho ke Jain Mandir'', Niraj Jain, 2000〕 A well known early magic square is found in this temple.〔William Symes Andrews (1908) ''Magic Squares and Cubes''. Open Court Publishing Company〕 This is referred to as the Chautisa Yantra, since each sub-square sums to 34. ;Adinath Temple The Adinath Jain temple contains an idol with an inscription dated Samvat. 1215 during the rule of Chandella king Madanavarman. ;Shantinath Temple The Shantinath Temple is a modern composite structure that incorporates sections of several temples and has several shrines. The main section has a idol of Lord Shantinath with an inscription of Sam. 1085. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jain temples of Khajuraho」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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