Gomteshwara: Seven Wonders

Gomteshwara

Bahubali Bhagwan was the second son of the first Jain Tirthankar 1008 Bhagwan Rishabhdev. He was the first ever human to attain Kewal Gyan and be worshiped like a god though he was not Tirthankar. There are 24 Tirthankar in Jains among which Bhagwan Rishabhdev, also known as Adinath Bhagwan was the first. In Jain Shastras, it has been told that everything depends on our own deeds and no one including God is not to be blamed for any good or bad that happens to us. Being born as a Tirthankar is also a result of our works in pre life. It is told that it is not possible to attain the position of god before being born as Tirthankar. Though Bhagwan Bahubali was not a Tirthankar, he became god because of strict tapasya for years. He kept meditating in the standing position without food and water for years without moving a little. He was so still that ants thought him to be a still structure and started to live on him. He was completely covered with dust and veins. The structure at Gomteshwara is a depiction of how he looked after years of meditation.
He had 98 younger brothers who took diksha before him with Adinath Bhagwan. He had an ego that he would not worship his younger brothers and hence decided to attain Kewal Gyan on his own. This ego was the only obstacle in his path and he couldn’t attain Kewal Gyan even after years of harsh meditation. When his two sisters asked him to leave the ego and pride at the signal from Adinath Bhagwan, he let his ego and pride and go away and instantly gained Kewal Gyan. He even got Nirvana and attained Moksha before his father and became the first god to be worshiped.
The statue of Gomteshwara is the biggest statue of the world to be carved out of a single stone. It was built by Chavundarya who was a minister of the king of the region in 993 A.D. the statue is made up of a single granite stone and stands on vindyagiri hill of city Shravanbelagola in Karnataka. The statue is 57 feet tall and stands without any external support.
Mahamastakabhishek of the statue is organized by Jain community in every 12 years which is a seen to watch. The next Mahamastakabhishek is to be held in 2018. Thousands of devotees gather at the event to take part in Mahamastakabhishek when the statue is covered with milk, saffron, curd, coins, etc. The statue has been declared as Heritage site by the Government of India and is also one included in the list of the Seven Wonders of India as prepared by Times of India.

The Article comes under the heading: Seven Wonders of India

Credits: Image Source- Google Images

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The most Gruesome and filthy tortures invented in human history

Image
Most Brutal tortures in the history Impalement Invented in                                       -     Romania Time Taken by the victim to die   -     15 min to 3 days Brief description                             -     This was considered the most inhumane way of torture ever adopted in the history. For Impaling a victim, a tapered and oiled wooden stake is inserted inside the anus (in case of men) or in vagina (for women) from the pointed side. After this, it is stood in the vertical position so that the stake is inserted slowly with the own wait of the victim over a long period of time. The punishment was carried out until the stake comes out of the victim’s breast, shoulder, stomach or mouth. The cruelest part of this torture was that the pointed end was kept blunt enough to not kill the victim too early, so that he/she would have to endure the pain for several hours or even days before dying. The Judas cradle Invented in                                     
Read more

World's first analog computer

Image
Antikythera mechanism It is the oldest gear system found till date and is also famous as the oldest analog computer of the world. the calculator has been dated to be built in 1st century BC. The mechanism was found in 1900-1901 from a shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera and is of Greek origin. No other older artifact showing so much complex mechanism was ever found after that, hence Antikythera mechanism is of great historical significance. Reconstruction of Antikythera mechanism at Archaeological museum Athens It is actually a date calculator which was used as a calendar. The calculator had a small hand crank which is lost now. The hand crank was used to set the date and was linked to the largest gear through a crown gear. When the hand crank was rotated, all the gears inside were also rotated with it and various astronomical figures like position of the Sun, Moon phases, planets and eclipse cycles were calculated. The mechanism was made with
Read more

Milestones of Human evolution

Image
Milestones of Human evolution Theory of evolution states that we humans, like all other living species of the world have evolved from our ancestors. It is stated that a genetic mutation occurred in few members of an old species of chimpanzee and they were evolved into a newer species. This phenomenon continued for millions of years and we as humans were evolved finally. No doubt this phenomenon still continues and there are a lot of developments to happen. Well this post will only emphasize on the major milestones which occurred in our history of evolution. Toumai (Sahelanthropus) Believed to have existed 7 million years ago, this species is considered to have first evolved from chimpanzees. In this context they are the first known step in our evolution. For detailed information you may jump to Sahelanthropus which contains the detailed text about the species. Orrorin (Orrorin tugenesis) It is considered as the second big step in our evolution and is believed to
Read more