page_title: Sonagiri
section_title: Significance
hierarchical_section_title: Sonagiri / Significance
caption_attribution_description: English: Chandraprabh Bhagwan, Sonagiri Jiहिन्दी: तीर्थंकर चंद्रप्रभ, सोनागिरी जी
context_page_description: Sonagiri about 60 km from Gwalior, has scores of Jain temples dating from the 9th century onwards. It is located in the Datia district of Madhya Pradesh, India. This location is popular among devotees and ascetic saints to practice self-discipline, austerity and to attain Moksha. This place also has a Jain museum.
context_section_description: According to Jain texts, since the time of Chandraprabhu (the 8th Teerthankar), five and half crores of ascetic saints have achieved moksha (liberation) here. The place is considered sacred by devotees. There is a 3 metres (9.8 ft) rock cut image of Chandraprabhu dating back to 5th to 6th century. There are a total of 103 temples with 77 on hill and 26 in village. The Samavsharan of Bhagwan Chandraprabhu came here seventeen times. Nang, Anang, Chintagati, Poornachand, Ashoksen, Shridatta, Swarnbhadra and many other saints achieved salvation here. 
  This is a unique place known as Laghu Sammed Shikhar covering the area of 132 acres of two hills. There are 77 Jain temples with high spires, Temple number 57 is the main temple among them. 
  Acharya Shubh Chandra and Bhartrihari lived and worked here for spiritual achievements.
caption: Image of Chandraprabhu Bhagwan at Sonagiri.
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