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What is the height of Parasnath Hill ?
1. 1600 Metre
2. 1565 Metre
3. 1365 Metre
4. 1260 Metre

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Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1365 Metre

The correct answer is 1365 Meter.

  • The height of Parasnath Hill is 1365 Meter.
  • Parasnath is a mountain peak located in the Parasnath Range.
  • It is situated towards the eastern end of the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Giridih district of the Indian state of Jharkhand, India.
  • The hill is named after Lord Parshvanatha who was the 23rd Tirthankara of Jains.
  • This is one of the holiest, sacred and revered sites for the Jain community.
  • They make it call as Sammed Sikhar.
  • It is a major pilgrimage site for the Jain community.
  • Out of 24 Tirthankaras of Jains, 20 got nirvana on Parshvnatha Hills, situated in Jharkhand.

  • Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion.
    • Jain dharma traces its spiritual ideas and history through a succession of twenty-four leaders or Tirthankaras, with the first in the current time cycle being Rishabhanatha, whom the tradition holds to have lived millions of years ago.
    • The twenty-third Tirthankara Parshvanatha whom historians date to the 8th century BCE, and the 24th Tirthankara, Mahavira around 600 BCE.
    • Jainism is considered to be eternal dharma with the Tirthankaras guiding every time cycle of the cosmology.

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