This entry honours the self-representation of Jain tradition. India's sacred landscape includes hundreds of traditions beyond the Brahminical-Vedic canon — Jain, Buddhist, Sikh, Sufi Muslim, Zoroastrian, tribal Gondi/Bhil/Khasi, and many more. Each has its own cosmology, theology, ethical system, and sacred geography. Each deserves first-person recognition, not assimilation. - Location: Palitana, Bhavnagar, Gujarat (21.5216°N, 71.8283°E) - Tradition: Jain / Śvetāmbara
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraPañca-paramesthi-mantra (*Navkar Mantra*: Namo Arihantānam, Namo Siddhānam, Namo Ācaryānam, Namo Upadhyāyānam, Namo Loka-sava Sāhūnam)
- Vāhana
- ādiṣṭaka (first), bṛṣabha (bull, the emblem)
