Sauripura (Dvaraka)
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Location | Uttar Pradesh |
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Sauripura is situated at a distance of 75 km from Agra, 25 km from Shikohabad and 1.5 km on hilly road from Bateshvara on the banks of Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh.[1] In ancient times, this was a vast city known by two names Sauriyapur and Suryapur. We get a glimpse of the great prosperity of this town from its ruins.[2]
In Jainism
It was a city where Jain Tirthankara Neminatha was born.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 Jain, Kailash Chand (1991), Lord Mahāvīra and His Times, Motilal Banarsidass Publication, p. 7, ISBN 9788120808058
- ↑ "Sauripura (Dvaraka)". sussle.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ↑ http://www.e-books-chennaimuseum.tn.gov.in/ChennaiMuseum/images/125/book.html#p=113
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