Golalare (Sanskrit गोलाराडे, Hindi गोलालारे ) is a Jain community of Bhadawar and Bundelkhand region in India.[1] Their original center is the Bhind-Etawah region on the banks of the Chambal river.[2][3] Some of them have migrated to Bundelkhand region.[4]
A section of the Golalare community is settled in Bundelkhand. Poet Devidas (Vikram 1780-1830 i.e. AD 1723-1773) of Digauda town in the Orchha kingdom, writes that his ancestors lived in the Sikasikahara village in the Bhadawar region. He mentions that his family belonged to Kharaua clan of the Golalare community.[5]
A major section of the Golalare in the Bhadavar region are now known as Kharaua. Several clans of the Kharaua community have the title Pande (i.e. Pandit).[6] These families produced scholars and priests. The bhattarakas of Balatkara Gana who had a seat at Ater, and Rura, were born in this community.[7] [8] Bhattaraka Gyanbhushan of Sagwada seat in Gujarat also belonged to this community.[9]
History
editOne of the earliest inscriptions from samvat 1237 mentioning the community have been found in the Aharji Jain Teerth Jain tirth, which was a major pilgrimage center during the rule of Chandela king Paramardi.
According to some of the inscriptions, the Golalare are descendants of the ancient Ikshvakus. This inscriscption mentions the dedication of a rock-carved shrine on the south-east side of the Gwalior fort near the rock-carved water reservoir. [10]
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The title Sanghapati (or Singhai) is awarded to a distinguished community member who conducts Gajarath Pratishtha.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sangve Vilas Adinath, Facets of Jainology : Selected Research Papers on Jain Society Religion and Culture, Popular Prakashan, 2001
- ^ पंचामृत अभिषेक को उमड़े भक्त, 30 Sep 2012, Amar Ujala, 12:00 http://m.newshunt.com/Amar+Ujala/Etawah/16830964/991
- ^ श्री दिगम्बर जैन खरौआ समाज का इतिहास, रामजीत जैन, १९९०.
- ^ श्रमण संस्कृति की परम्परा में मडावरा,मंदिर नं १० नीचे पुरा का मंदिर, https://sites.google.com/site/madawara/11-jaina-mandirom-ka-itihasa
- ^ Mahakavi Devidas krit Devidas Vilas, Vidyavati Jain, Varni D.J. Granthmala, 1994, p. 6-11
- ^ श्री दिगम्बर जैन खरौआ समाज का इतिहास, रामजीत जैन, १९९०.
- ^ झम्मन लाल तर्कतीर्थ, लवेंचू दि. जैन समाज का इतिहास, विक्रम सं. २००८
- ^ Bharat ke Digambar Jain Tirth Part 1, Balbhadra Jain, 1974, p. 76
- ^ Jain Dharma ka Prachin Itihas Part 2, Balbhadra Jain, Gajendra Publication Delhi, p. 502
- ^ http://hindi.webdunia.com/religion/religion/jainism/0708/11/1070811035_1.htm - A Gwalior Fort Inscription Samvat 1525, एक पत्थर की बावड़ी (दक्षिण-पूर्व समूह)
- ^ "एक पत्थर की बावड़ी (दक्षिण-पूर्व समूह)". Hindi.webdunia.com. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ^ Shekharchandra Jain Abhinandan Granth Smrutiyo ke Vatayan Se, 2007, p. 115