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Kulpakji also Kolanupaka Temple is a 10th century Jain temple at the village of Kolanupaka in Nalgonda district, Telangana, India.〔(The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Kolanupaka temple to be re-opened )〕〔(The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : School toppers feted )〕 The temple houses three idols: one each of Lord Rishabha, Lord Neminath, and Lord Mahaveer. The image of Lord Rishabha, carved of a green stone has been historically famous as "Manikyaswami". The temple is about 80 km from Hyderabad on the Hyderabad-Warangal Highway NH 163. ==History== A number of Jain antiquities have been discovered in Kulpak. A grant mentioning a gift to a basadi during the rile of Sanfkaragana (9th century) has been found at Akunur.〔Jain Monuments of Andhra, G. Jawaharlal, Sharda Publishing House, Delhi, 2002, (Chap. 5, Kulpak -A Jain Tirth Kshetra, p. 94-100〕 Kolanupaka flourished as a Jain center during the Rashtrakutas period〔Spirituality sculpted ARUNA CHANDARAJU, The Hindu, January 23, 2014 http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/spirituality-sculpted/article5610052.ece〕 Over 20 Jain inscriptions have been found at Kulpak.〔Jain Monuments of Andhra, G. Jawaharlal, Sharda Publishing House, Delhi, 2002, (Chap. 5, Kulpak -A Jain Tirth Kshetra, p. 94-100〕 Inscriptions suggest that the Kulpak was a major center of Kranur Gana of Mula Sangh. A manastambha with an inscription of 1125 AD has been found. A 12th-century inscription found in the temple mentions Meghachadra Siddhantadeva who entered sallekhana. The Jain activity declined after 1276 AD. Jain activity was re-established in 1711 AD when the temple of Manikyaswani was renovated and a boundary wall was erected. In Vividha Tirtha Kalpa (14th century) of Jinaprabhasuri the sections Kulyapak Rishabhadeva Stuti and Kollapakamanikyadeva Tirthakalpa.〔Vividha Tirtha Kalpa of Jinaprabhasuri, Editor: Jinavijaya, Simghi Jain Granthmala, 1934, p. 97, 101〕 He mentions that according to legends, the Manikyasami image was originally worshipped by Mandodari, the wife of Ravana. It was brought here by the ruler Sankar of Kalyana. According to some legends the main temple is said to been build by Bharat Chakravarti. Jainism was prevalent in Andhra Pradesh before the 4th century, and Kolanupaka was one of the prominent centres of Jainism from early times.〔BSL Hanumantha Rao, The Jain Relics of Kolanupak, Arhat vacana, October 1992, p. 7-11〕 The temple,was recently renovated〔History of Oswals, Jain Chanchalmal Lodha, Panchshil Publications, 2005 p. 228〕 by employing more than 150 artisans from Rajasthan and Gujarat.〔Kulpakji Jain Temple, 10.09.2012, http://www.herenow4u.net/index.php?id=88652〕 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「Kulpakji」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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