Nirvana Kanda

Nirvana Kanda
Nirvana Kanda
	Tonks of 20 Tirthankaras at Samet Shikhar
Information
Author	Acharya Kundakunda

Nirvana Kanda is an ancient Prakrit Jain composition that describes the sacred sites where Jain sages have attained Nirvana.^[1] It is also termed Nirvana Bhakti.

In inscription of 13th century that describes the construction of the Kirti Stambha at Chittor gives 10 shlokas that give a rendering in Sanskrit.^[2] A Hindi rendering Nirvana Kanda Bhasha was composed by Bhaiya Bhagvatidaas in Samvat 1741.

It is popularly recited on many occasions.^[3]

^ Framing the Jina: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History, John Cort, Oxford University Press, 2010, p. 134
^ jain Shilalekh Samgrah, Part V, Bharatiya Jnanapitha, 1971, p. 69
^ भगवान महावीर को चढ़ाया निर्वाण लाडू, Bhaskar News Network, Nov 14, 2015, निर्वाण काण्ड के बाद निर्वाण लाडू चढ़ाया गया

[1] Framing the Jina: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History, John Cort, Oxford University Press, 2010, p. 134

[2] Shilalekh Samgrah, Part V, Bharatiya Jnanapitha, 1971, p. 69

[3] भगवान महावीर को चढ़ाया निर्वाण लाडू, Bhaskar News Network, Nov 14, 2015, निर्वाण काण्ड के बाद निर्वाण लाडू चढ़ाया गया

[1]

[2]

[3]