History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c24.s3.2

v2.c24.s3.2

It is sacred to Rishabhanâth, the first of the twenty-four Jaina Tîrthankaras, and covers the two summits of the Satrunjaya hill, each about 360 yards long, with the depression between them. They are grouped in separate enclosures called Tûks, surrounded by high battlemented walls, each having at least one principal temple with varying numbers of smaller ones around it. Nominally there are nine Tûks, but more correctly