Jainism in Pakistan
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Jainism in Pakistan has an extensive heritage and history, although Jains form a very small community in the Islamic Republic today.
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[hide]Baba Dharam Dass[edit]
Main article: Baba Dharam Dass
Baba Dharam Dass was a holy man whose tomb is located near the bank of a creek called (Deoka or Deokay or Degh) near Chawinda Phatic, behind the agricultural main office in Pasrur, near the city of Sialkot in Punjab, Pakistan.
Bhabra[edit]
Main article: Bhabra
Bhabra (or Bhabhra) is an ancient merchant community from Punjab which mainly follows Jainism.[1][2]
The original home region of the Bhabras is now in Pakistan. While practically all the Bhabras have left Pakistan, many cities still have sections named after Bhabras.
- Sialkot: All the Jains here were Bhabra and mainly lived in Sialkot and Pasrur. The Serai Bhabrian and Bhabrian Wala localities are named after them. There were several Jain temples here before partition of India.[3]
- Pasrur: Pasrur was developed by a Jain zamindar who was granted land by Raja Maan Singh. Baba Dharam Dassbelonged to the zamindar family who was murdered on a trading visit.[4]
- Gujranwala: Two old Jain libraries managed by Lala Karam Chand Bhabra were present here which were visited by Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar.[5]
- Rawalpindi: Bhabra Bazar is named after them.
- Mianwali: A well known cast still present in majority there nowadays.
Some also lived in Sindh.[7]
Jain temples[edit]
Punjab[edit]
- Jain Shwetambar Temple with Shikhar, Thari Bhabrian Lahore City.
- Jain Digambar Temple with Shikhar, Thari Bhabrian Lahore City.
- Jain Shwetambar Dada Wadi (Mini Temple), Guru Mangat in Lahore Cantt., foot prints in stone.
- Jain Digambar Temple with Shikhar, Old Anarkali Jain Mandir Chawk:[8] This temple was destroyed in the riots of 1992.[9] Now an Islamic school is run from the former temple31.561389°N 74.308056°E.[10][11]
Sindh[edit]
- Jain Temple, Nagarparkar[12]
- Gori Temple, Tharparkar[13]
- Jain Shwetamber Temple with Shikhar, Ranchod Line, Karachi[14]
- Jain Shwetamber Temple, Hyderabad[14]
Jain community[edit]
Prior to 1947, there were small communities of Jains in the Punjab and Sindh regions. Most of them migrated to India after the partition of India.[15]
Notable people[edit]
Prominent Jains from Pakistan (includes pre-partition Jains):
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