Shankheshwar Parshvanath Jain Temple

Shankheshwar Parshvanath Jain Temple
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/

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]

History[edit]

The 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 rebuild on its current location. The white marble design is inspired by traditional Jain Temples.

About temple[edit]

It is the biggest Jain temple outside of India.^[2] The temple houses an information centre about Jainism.

References[edit]

Citations[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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[1] Brill's encyclopedia of Jainism. Handbook of oriental studies. Leiden Boston (Mass.): Brill. 2020. ISBN 978-90-04-29746-3.

[FOOTNOTEKampen2021-2] Kampen 2021.

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