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ABSTRACT
Each style of Architecture mirrors an essential rule that represents a specific culture and time. In this setting the Indian Jain temple architecture are not just the house of Tirthankar idol and place of worship, they are additionally the depository of information, craftsmanship, architecture and culture.
The practices and customs of temples exist in history as well as in present time impact. The socio-cultural existence of its kins offers congruity to conventional religious and cultural qualities. The advancement of Jain architecture is set apart by its strict adherence to the first ancient models that were gotten from religious thought and that proceeded over numerous centuries.
The Jain religion and its logic incredibly affected Jain temple Architecture in its developmental procedure which proceeds till this date. Hence this exposition through authentic research and other narrative, literary works and hypothetical examination on ancient treatise and current research works on the Jain temple Architecture of India draws out the ideas that have been received since ancient circumstances for the construction of the holy Jain caves and temples, the science associated with the construction of the temple structure and the procedures required alongside the expertise it took to build such buildings.
India has given with the gifts of the different religious beliefs. Jainism is one of them, Jain Tirthankars religious ministers spread the message of peace, peacefulness, love and edification everywhere throughout the world. The center of this awesome religion and its proclaiming is clear in its temples, in the concentrated shaped and in the various outlined remains.
The commitment of Jain workmanship to the standard craftsmanship in India has been extensive. Each period of Indian workmanship is represented by a Jain form and every single one of them is deserving of careful study and comprehension. The considerable Jain Architecture and formed landmarks of Bihar region like Khandgiri, Udaygiri, Sammed Shikhar, Koluha, Patna, Ara, Bhagalpur, Jammui, Rajgir, Nawada, and Nalanda are world
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