Above Mount Abu, Shvetambara merchants and ministers raised the Dilwara temples between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries, beginning with Vimal Shah's temple to Adinatha in 1031 and continuing with the Luna Vasahi of the brothers Vastupala and Tejapala in 1230. Their marble interiors are carved with a delicacy that made the temples the summit of medieval Jain art, and they still draw pilgrims and visitors to the hill.
Tagged: Jain Shvetambara
The Event
- Date
- 11th-13th century (approximate)
- Era
- Classical and Medieval; Standard periodization of Jain history
- Location
- Mount Abu, Rajasthan; today Mount Abu, India
- Traditions
- Jainism
- Streams
- Shvetambara
- Key figures
- Vimal Shah, Vastupala, Tejapala
Primary Sources
- The Jain inscriptional and temple record of the period.
Secondary Sources
- Shah, Natubhai. Jainism: The World of Conquerors. Sussex Academic Press, 1998.
- Wiley, Kristi L. Historical Dictionary of Jainism. Scarecrow Press, 2004.
Provenance: HIST-0609; confidence 0.85; accessed 2026-10-27.
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