Ratnapuri, India

Ratnapuri is a place in Uttar Pradesh, India.

It is the birthplace of the Jain Tirthankara Dharmanath and is a temple town in Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the Ayodhya-Lucknow national highway 24 km west of Ayodhya near Ronahi.[1]

Jain Temple

There are two major temples in this area one belongs to the Digambar sect and other belongs to the Shwetambar sect of Jainism.[2][3] Shwetambar temple is known as Shri Jain Shwetambar Ratnapuri Teerth Pedhi. Digambar temple is known as Shri Jain Digambar Ratnapuri Teerth Pedhi.[4] [5]

References
  1. Jain Shrines in U.P. - Soul Searching Sojourns (pamphlet). U.P. Tourism.
  2. "www.Jinalaya.com - Shri Ratnapuri Tirth - Jain Temples in Rest of India".
  3. "Ratnapuri Tirth".
  4. "Shri Ratnapuri Teerth Faizabad Uttar Pradesh India".
  5. "www.Jinalaya.com - Shri Ratnapuri Tirth - Jain Temples in Rest of India".

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