{"id":1106,"date":"2019-01-18T13:46:27","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T19:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/?post_type=project&#038;p=1106"},"modified":"2019-02-13T06:44:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T12:44:25","slug":"jain-temple","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/project\/jain-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Sri Jain Temple Jinalay Medchal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Sri Jain Temple Jinalay Medchal<br \/>15 January 2019<br \/>Iain Carlos<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1046\/2019\/01\/51D4E5EB-4D25-4DBE-8D10-D714CCC90C06.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1046\/2019\/01\/51D4E5EB-4D25-4DBE-8D10-D714CCC90C06.png 750w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1046\/2019\/01\/51D4E5EB-4D25-4DBE-8D10-D714CCC90C06-113x150.png 113w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1046\/2019\/01\/51D4E5EB-4D25-4DBE-8D10-D714CCC90C06-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" class=\"wp-image-1108\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>A Jina Murti - one of 72 at the temple.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1046\/2019\/01\/6F580221-D3DB-457B-83C0-BD5241849BB4.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1046\/2019\/01\/6F580221-D3DB-457B-83C0-BD5241849BB4.png 750w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1046\/2019\/01\/6F580221-D3DB-457B-83C0-BD5241849BB4-113x150.png 113w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1046\/2019\/01\/6F580221-D3DB-457B-83C0-BD5241849BB4-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" class=\"wp-image-1112\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Our very knowledgeable Jain guide.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The marble of the newly built Jain temple was hot against the soles of my feet. The colored light on Jain founder figures on the ceiling was a cross between the panged faces of confused yet hopeful ascetics and a discotech.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_0 et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Lessons from Paradox<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was surprised when our long-haired and clothed guide for our visit to the Sri Jain Temple Jinalay Medchal walked onto our tour bus. I was under the impression he would be bald - and I was a little afraid he\u2019d be naked - as that\u2019s what I had read about Jain monks in the area we were headed to. After some time, I realized he wasn\u2019t a monk. He was a lay Jain - one that fit the stereotype of being wealthy. He told us he had many advanced degrees, spent much of his life practicing law, and that it was his contribution of capital that had made the construction of the Sri Jain Temple Jinalay Medchal possible. Following his self-introduction, he proceeded to name and describe each of the 72 Jina (conquerors of the worldly followed by the Jains) statuettes. His excitement in describing each of the Jina was clear, especially when he spoke of ones he felt a personal connection to. At first I thought it was strange that an affluent man should have an affinity for the Jina. Upon further thought however, I realized that the life of renunciation lived by Jain monks and nuns is only possible when supported by those who haven\u2019t left the worldly behind. Temples need to be maintained, and bellies need to be filled. Our guide\u2019s jovial praise of the Jina made more sense after this epiphany. One lesson this teaches us about religion then, it seems, is that religion can be a house of happy paradoxes. Perhaps it is within these paradoxes that religious identity is forged.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2753,"featured_media":1108,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"project_category":[23],"project_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1106","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_category-23"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/1106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2753"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1106"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/1106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1537,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/1106\/revisions\/1537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_category?post=1106"},{"taxonomy":"project_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sto-milestones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_tag?post=1106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}