Shri Gunawan Ji Tirth
Jain temple · Gandhar Gautam Swami, chief disciple of Mahavira · Gonawan village, Nawada, Bihar
Gautam Swami is held to have attained nirvana at this spot about twelve years after Mahavira's own...
An ancient Jain temple of Mahavira's own era with a Jal Mandir (water shrine) at the site. It is maintained by the Shvetambar Jain community, which has invested in the reservoir. Pawapuri is about 23 km away, Rajgir 36 km and Kundalpur 48 km, so it sits on the Bihar Jain circuit. Nawada is connected by rail to Gaya and Lakhisarai.
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- Nawada
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Yatras that include Shri Gunawan Ji Tirth
- Jain Yatra: Gonawan, where Gautam Swami is said to have reached omniscience.
Tirtham can arrange here
Guide, car and stay around Nawada
Also around Nawada
- Magahi paan: The betel leaf of old Magadh, soft enough to melt in the mouth, grown under thatch in Nawada, Gaya, Aurangabad and Nalanda.
Nearby places
- Sitamarhi Cave: It is visited for the Ramayana association with Sita's refuge, and as one of the very few Mauryan...
- Sitamarhi Mandir, Nawada: To worship Sita at the cave held to be her place of exile, above all during the annual Sitamarhi fair
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Why is Shri Gunawan Ji Tirth important?
An ancient Jain temple of Mahavira's own era with a Jal Mandir (water shrine) at the site. It is maintained by the Shvetambar Jain community, which has invested in the reservoir. Pawapuri is about 23 km away, Rajgir 36 km and Kundalpur 48 km, so it sits on the Bihar Jain circuit. Nawada is connected by rail to Gaya and Lakhisarai.
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