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Parasnath Hill, Giridih, Jharkhand · 23.9636°, 86.1286°
The most important Jain tirtha, a 1,365 m hill in Giridih district where twenty of the twenty-four tirthankaras are believed to have attained moksha; its summit shrines are held equally sacred by Digambara and Svetambara Jains.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Parshvanatha is said to have attained liberation at the Suvarnabhadra kuta, whose footprint shrine is marked by a chatra.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Jagat Seth patronage
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