108-feet Jain Teerthankar idol enters "Guinness book of records"

108—feet tall idol of Lord Rishabhdeva, the first Teerthankar of Jains, carved out of a single rock, has entered the “Guinness World Records” as the world’s tallest Jain statue. 
•    The idol was consecrated last month during a grand ceremony where rituals were performed for several days.
•    Till now, the 57 feet idol of Lord Bahubali in Shravanabelagola in Karnataka was considered the world’s tallest Jain statue.
•    The impressive statue is located atop Mangi Tungi mountain near Teharabad village of Baglan tehsil in this North Maharashtra district.
•    The word Tīrthankara signifies the founder of a tirtha which means a fordable passage across a sea.
•    The Tirthankara show the 'fordable path' across the sea of interminable births and deaths.  Rishabhanatha is also known as Ādinātha.
•    Till now, the 57 feet idol of Lord Bahubali in Shravanabelagola in Karnataka was considered the world’s tallest Jain statue.
•    After locating the single rock atop Mangi Tungi, the carving work, that involved more than 300 sculptors, started in 2012, Mr. Papadiwal said.