Jainism in Bundelkhand

Bundelkhand, a region in central India, has been an ancient center of Jainism.

The Betwa (Vetravati) and Dhasan (Dasharna) rivers flow through it.

Many of the famous Jain tirthas, Vidisha, Deogarh, Lalitpur, Karguanji (Jhansi), Chanderi, Kundalpur, Khajuraho, Aharji, Paporaji, Dronagiri (Chhatarpur), Sonagir, Nainagiri, Badagaon, Pateriaji, Beenaji, Nisaiji etc.

Navalsah Chanderia in 1768 in his Vardhamana Purana mentioned 11 communities that were partly Jain.

भगवतोर्हतः चन्द्रप्रभस्य प्रतिमेऽयं कारिता महाराजाधिराज-श्री-रामगुप्तेन उपदेशात् पाणिपात्रिक-चन्द्रक्षमाचार्य्य-क्षमण-श्रमण-प्रशिष्य-आचार्य्य सर्प्पसेन-क्षमण-शिष्यस्य गोलक्यान्त्या-सत्पुत्रस्य चेलु-क्षमणस्येति The Bhadavar region (Bhind, Morena, Etawah) is adjacent to Bundelkhand and is home to some like: