Module 1 Chapter3
Module 1 Chapter3
OF
ARCHITECTURE
MODULE-1
JAIN ARCHITECTURE
SYLLABUS
MODULE: 1
3. Introduction to Jain Architecture: Study of principles of design of buildings through study of three
kinds of Architecture: a) Monumental; b) Domestic (Built to inhabit) and c) Civic space.
JAIN ARCHITECTURE
• Jain Architecture is the off shoot of Hindu and Buddhist style.
• In the initial years, many Jain temples were made adjoining the Buddhist temples following the Buddhist
rock cut style.
• Initially these temples were mainly carved out of rock faces
• The use of bricks was almost negligible.
• The system of carving out temples from rock faces was adopted.
• However, in the later years Jain started building temple-cities on hills based on the concept of mountains
of immortality.
Thousands of devotees visit India from all over the world to seek blessing and also to marvel at the great Jain
architectural splendor. Nestling across the Indian sub-continent, these Jain pilgrimage sites are the best
destination options for tourists and pilgrims.
• These caves date back to the 9th and 10th centuries and
belong to the Jain sect called Digambara.
• The Jain Temples at Mount Abu, built in the Nagara Style are
among the finest monuments of India.
• Encircled by a
passageway, the temple
is erected in an open
square. This temple is
adorned with carved
passages, columns,
arches and doorways.