Shri
Laldun Tirth
Mulnayak:
Idol of Bhagwan Shantinath ji
How
to reach; this town is on delhi- Jodhpur tailway line and is 380 Kms delhi. Laldun is 210
kms from Jaipur bu Bus.
Art and architecture: Bhagwan Shantinath temple
Historicity: The ancient digamabar jain temple dedicated to Bhagwan Shantinath is known as bada
mandir. There is an inscription on one of the pillars of the samvat 1103. The garbh griha
is now about 11 feet below the ground level. The ar and sculpture of this temple is
marvelous. 24 images of tirthankaras are inscribed on the
two pillars in front of the vedi. About one meter high idol of Jain Sarasvati devi is very attractive and
example of beautiful sculpture.
There
are 5 Digamabar jain temples and 2 svetamabar Jain temples are from 10 CAD. This place is
also the native place of acharya Tulsi.