!Pawapuri Pawapuri, also known as Apapuri, is in the state of Bihar in India. It is located at about 38 kilometres from ((Rajgir)) and 90 kilometres from Patna. Lord Mahavira, the last Tirthankar and founder of Jainism, breathed his last at this place. He was cremated here around 500 B.C. This place has a special religious significance for Jains who believe that all sins end here by visiting this place and taking a dip into the water of the holy tank. It is said that the demand for his ashes was so great that a large amount of soil was removed from around the funeral pyre, creating the water tank. A marble temple, the “Jalmandir”, was later built in the middle of the tank.