Parashanatha Temple, Arrah

Parashanatha Temple is a Jain temple dedicated to Parasnath in Masarh village near Arrah in Bihar. It was built by Babu Shankar Lal of Arrah in 1819,[1] a Inscription in the temple reads that this temple is dedicated to a citizen of Aramnagar (perhaps the old name of Arrah[2][3][4]). There are statues of 8 prominent Jain figures are in the Temple along with seven dated Jain Inscriptions.

References

Bhāratīya saṃskr̥tike vikāsameṃ Jaina vāṅmayakā avadāna, Volume 2. Akhila Bhāratavarshīya Digambara Jaina Vidvatparishad. 1983.
"Lion Motif in Mauryan Art: Indigenous or Foreign?" (PDF). heritageuniversityofkerala.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
Singh, Rana (September 2019). "Masarh : A Great Archaeo-Historic Site of Bihar". J. P. University, Chapra. 63.
Archaeological Survey of India: Reports 1862-1884, Volumes 3-23.

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[1] Bhāratīya saṃskr̥tike vikāsameṃ Jaina vāṅmayakā avadāna, Volume 2. Akhila Bhāratavarshīya Digambara Jaina Vidvatparishad. 1983.

[2] "Lion Motif in Mauryan Art: Indigenous or Foreign?" (PDF). heritageuniversityofkerala.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

[3] Singh, Rana (September 2019). "Masarh : A Great Archaeo-Historic Site of Bihar". J. P. University, Chapra. 63.

[4] Archaeological Survey of India: Reports 1862-1884, Volumes 3-23.