The Patliputra Tirth  is situated at Patna in Bihar State.  The temple is managed by a trust called Shri Patna Jain Shwetambar Mandir Trust and is dedicated to the Jain god Bhagvan Vimalnath Swami.  The ancient, beautiful idol of Bhagvan Vimalnath Swami, nearly 60cm high, is white in colour and seated in the Padmasan posture.  Patna city is important to the Jains because many prosperous Jains and saints lived in this city during the ancient times.  The present day city of Patna was Kusumpur in ancient times. It was settled by Udayan, a follower of the Jain religion, in memory of his...