Pawapuri or Pavapuri (also called Apapapuri, meaning "the sinless town") is a holy site for Jains located in the Nalanda district of Bihar state in Eastern India. It is located about 19 kilometers from Rajgir and 101 kilometers from Patna, the capital of Bihar.[1] Pawapuri is the place of Mahavira's nirvana and a pilgrimage site for Jains.[2]

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Pawapuri
City
Jal Mandir, the famous Jain temple at Pawapuri
Location in Bihar, India Show map of Bihar Pawapuri (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°05′30″N 85°32′20″E
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Founded by	Raja Dharmpal
Languages
• Official	Hindi
• Unofficial	Magahi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest city	Bihar Sharif

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See also

• Jal Mandir
• Nalanda

Pawapuri Tour And Travel Media related to Pawapuri at Wikimedia Commons

References

Citations

Sources

• Doniger, Wendy, ed. (1999), Encyclopedia of World Religions, Merriam-Webster, ISBN 978-0-87779-044-0