The Shankheshwar Parshvanath Jain Temple is a Jain temple located in the municipality Wilrijk of Antwerp Province, Belgium. It is currently the only Jain temple in continental Europe.[1]
| Shankheshwar Parshvanath Jain Temple | |
|---|---|
 Jain temple, Antwerp | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Jainism |
| Deity | Parshvanatha |
| Festivals | Mahavir Jayanti, Paryushana |
| Location | |
| Location | Wilrijk, Belgium |
| Geographic coordinates | 51°10′24.8″N 04°23′47″E / 51.173556°N 4.39639°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1990 |
| Temple(s) | 1 |
| Website | |
| https://jccaantwerp.com/ | |
History
editThe building has a surface area of 1,000 m2 and has been in use since 2010. Construction started in 1990 in India. After it was completed in 2000, the building was dismantled piece by piece, shipped to Belgium and rebuilt on its current location. The white marble design is inspired by traditional Jain Temples.
About temple
editIt is the biggest Jain temple outside of India.[2] The temple houses an information centre about Jainism.
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ Brill's encyclopedia of Jainism. Handbook of oriental studies. Leiden Boston (Mass.): Brill. 2020. ISBN 978-90-04-29746-3.
- ^ Kampen 2021.
Sources
edit- Kampen, Anouk van (20 August 2021). "Villa Gandhi en Villa Shanti: duurste huizen zijn in handen van Indiërs". NRC Handelsblad.
- Chris De Lauwer, "Een Indiase tempel in België", in: Idesbald Goddeeris (red.), Het wiel van Ashoka. Belgisch-Indiase contacten in historisch perspectief, 2013, p. 233-240
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