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{{Short description|Divine preaching hall of the Tirthankara in Jainism}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}(File:Samavasarana.jpg|thumb|Samavasarana of Tirthankara){{Jainism}}In Jainism, Samavasarana or Samosharana ("Refuge to All") is the divine preaching hall of the Tirthankara, stated to have more than 20,000 stairs in it. The word samavasarana is derived from two words, sama, meaning general and avasara, meaning opportunity. It is an important feature in Jain art.{{Sfn|Wiley|2009|p=184}} The Samavasarana seems to have replaced the original Jain stupa as an object of worship.BOOK, Shah, Umakant Premanand, Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana, 1987, Abhinav Publications, 978-81-7017-208-6, 15–17,weblink en,

Samavasarana

File:Lord Risbabhdev in Samosharan on Mount Kailash.jpg|thumb|right|Samosharana of Tirthankara Rishabha (Ajmer Jain templeAjmer Jain templeIn samavasarana, the tirthankara sits on a throne without touching it (about two inches above it).{{sfn|Jain|2008|p=95}} Around the tirthankara sit the ganadharas (chief disciples). Living beings sit in the following order:{{sfn|Jain|2008|p=96}}

• In the first hall, ascetics
• In the second hall, one class of deva ladies
• In the third hall, aryikas (nuns) and laywomen
• In the next three halls, three other classes of deva ladies
• In the next four halls, the four classes of devas (heavenly beings)
• Men, in the eleventh hall
• Animals, in the last hall

According to Jain texts, there would be four wide roads with four huge columns, Manasthamba (literally, pride pillar), one in each side.{{sfn|Jain|2008|p=93}} The total size of the hall varies depending upon the height of the people in that era. The size of Rishabhadeva's samavasarana was {{convert|12|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.WEB,weblink APPENDIX 14, jainworld.com,

Effects

(File:Tirthankara Samosharan.jpg|thumb|Samavasarana)In samavasarana, a tirthankara sits facing the east, but appears to be looking in all directions.{{sfn|Jain|2008|p=96}} Tirthankara sits on a soft cushion while preaching the Jain philosophy in plain terms.{{sfn|Jain|2008|p=98}} All humans and animals can understand the discourse. Jain scriptures say that all creatures who listen would become less violent and less greedy.{{sfn|Pramansagar|2008|p = 39-43}} The speech of the tirthankara is distinctly heard by every one present.{{sfn|Jain|2008|p=96}}

Gallery

Jain manuscript page with Mahavira teaching to all creatures, western India, c. 1500-1600, gouache on paper, HAA.jpg|Jain manuscript page with Mahavira teaching to all creatures in Samavasarana, western India, c. 1500–1600, gouache on paperSamosarana Mysore.jpg|Samavasarana of Mahavira as depicted in 19th-century art from Mysore.Samavasarana painting from 1800 AD Rajasthan.jpg|Painting of Samavasarana (Assembly hall) of a Jain Tirthankara. It depicts various beings who come to hear the preachings of the Jina peacefullySamosharan.jpg|Samosharan depiction

See also

• God in Jainism

References

Citation

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Sources

• {hide}citation|last=Jain|first=Champat Rai|title=Risabha Deva|date=2008|publisher=Bhagwan Rishabhdeo Granth Mala|location=India|isbn=9788177720228|edition=Second

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• {{citation|last1=Pramansagar|first1=Muni|title=Jain Tattvavidya|year=2008|publisher= Bhartiya Gyanpeeth|location=India|isbn=978-81-263-1480-5}}
• {{citation |editor-last=Vyas |editor-first=Dr. R. T. |author-link=R.T. Vyas |url={{Google books|fETebHcHKogC|plainurl=yes}} |title=Studies in Jaina Art and Iconography and Allied Subjects |publisher=The Director, Oriental Institute, on behalf of the Registrar, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara |year=1995 |isbn=81-7017-316-7 }}
• {{Citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kUz9o-EKTpwC|first=Kristi L.|last=Wiley|publisher=Scarecrow Press|date=2009|title= The A to Z of Jainism|isbn= 9780810868212}}

Further reading

• BOOK, Risabha Deva - The Founder of Jainism, X: THE SAMAVASARANA, Champat Rai Jain, K. Mitra, Indian Press, Allahabad, 1929, 126,weblink

External links

• Article with Picture of Samavasarana
• Samavasarana in Detail

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