Basadi (also basti) is a Jain shrine or temple.1
The word is generally used in South India, including Maharashtra. Its historical use in North is preserved in the names of the Vimala Vasahi and Luna Vasahi temples of Mount Abu. The Sanskrit word is vasati, it implies an institution including residences of scholars attached to the shrine.2
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Notes
- ^ "Basadi". http://www.kamat.com/glossary/?whoID=234. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
- ^ "Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent - Glossary". http://www.indoarch.org/arch_glossary.php. Retrieved on 2007-01-08.
External links
- 2 idols stolen from Basadi
- Jain basadi to be renovated
- Basadi at Moodabidri
- Mysore basadi
- History
- Jaim basadi
- An ancient site connected with Jainism
- Touch of wonder to pilgrimage
- The Jain Legacy In Karnataka
- Karnataka’s hotbed of Jain religion
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