Shri
Kampilaji Tirth
Mulnayak:
Nearly 60 cms. high black - colored idol of Bhagawan Vimlanath in the Padmasana Posture (a Digambar temple)
Nearly 45 cms. high, white -
colored Parikaryukta idol of Bhagawan Vimalnath in the Padmasana posture. (A Svetambar
temple)
Tirth: It is in the Kampilpur Village. The nearest railway station of
Kayamganj is at a distance of 10 kilometers. Akyamganj is on Achhnera-Kanpur route.Bus
service and private vehicles are available. There are board and lodging provisions for
Svetambar and Digambars.
Art and architecture: Bhagwan Vimalnath Tirth Darshan
Historicity: This is a Holy Land of the four Kalyanakas - chayavan,
birth, diksa and omniscience - of Bhagawan Vimalnath, the thirteenth Tirthnakara. This is
the birth - place of Harisen, the brave and religious king of the Iskshvaka dynasty. This
was the capital of King Draped of the times of Bhagawan Neminath, the twenty - second
Tirthankara. It is mentioned that the old names f the city were Kampilya, Makandi etc.
some time in the past, this was a large and prosperous city of the Panchal region. The
ancient remains found from the hollow of the ground here reveal that there were many
temples here. But today it is changed into a small village. This is also the birthplace of
Sati Draupadi among the 16 sati every atom and particle of this of this Holy Land deserved
to the esteemed and worshipped because this is a highly blessed land.The idols of this
place belong to the Gupta Age. Since the idols are ancient, they are very beautiful,
expressive and sighty.
Trust: Shri Vimalnath Swami Jain Svetambar, Jinalaya Tirth, and
Kampil. Dist : Farukhabad, State: Uttar Pradesh, India.
Shri Kampilaji Digambar jain
Panchyat samiti, Kampil. Dist : Farukhabad, State: Uttar Pradesh, India.