Jaiswal Jain

Jaiswal Jain

Jaiswal Jains are one of the Jain communities of North India. All of them are mainly located in the Gwalior/Agra region. The term Jaiswal indicated residents of a place named Jayas or Jais.

Some authors have identified Jais with Jais in Raibarely district. A legend identifies it as Jaisalmer. However there are ducumented mentions of Jaiswal Jains prior to settlement of Jaisalmer. The famous Dubkund Jain inscription of 1088 AD is the earliest mention of the Jayas town [The Candellas of Jejākabhukti By R. K. Dikshit, Published 1977, Abhinav Publication ] . Apabhramsha Jain poet Lakshman had composed Jinadatta charitra in sam. 1275 and Anuvaya Rayana Payiiva in sam. 1313 both at Tihuangiri near Bayana [Jaiswal Jain Itihas, Ranjit Jain, Pub. Jaiswal Jain Samaj Gwalior, 1988] . Thus the place Jayas must have been in the vicinity of Gwalior region.

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name=Dubkund
type=City
latd = 25.599 |longd= 77.566
locator_position=centre
state_name= Historical Jaiswal Center
footnotes = |

Prominent Jaiswal Jains

* Poet Bulakhichand, author of Vachankosha in sam. 1707
* Dr. Nemichandra Shastri Jyotishacharya 1922-1974
* Ravindra Jain, poet and music director

External links

* Reports By India Archaeological Survey, Archaeological Survey of India, v.20 1882-1883 [http://books.google.com/books?id=BwV7pWKvgcUC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=dubkund&source=web&ots=kYMhcqecXr&sig=OxjDJI1214tgi-gbiiy2I4X0ZcI#PPA99,M1] page 99

ee also

* Jain community
* Jaiswal

References


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