Jaina Gazette 1927

SR No.: 034889
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: J L Jaini, Ajitprasad
Publisher: Jaina Gazettee Office
Publication Year: 1927
Total Pages: 568
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 47 MB

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JAINA REMAINS IN THE GOVT. MUSEUM 77
Sri Mahavira is carved with a triple umbrella and two chauribearers ; in the middle the image of a woman making salutation and in the lower a king riding on a horse is carved.
20. An image of Sri Suparsvanath. Below the image are seer the figures of a Jaina Acharya and his disciple. Height about 31 feet.
21. An image of Sri Mahavira : below that is seen the figure of a woman doing worship. Height about 2 feet.
22. An image of Sri Mahavira ; below that a male and a female worshipper, Height about 2 feet.
23. An image of Sri Chandranatha : below that a female worshipper. Height about 2 feet. (Nos. 20. 21, 22 and 23 appear to be the upper portions of pillars).
24. A roughly carved image of a Tirthankara with two chauri-bearers ; below that a male worshipper.
25. An image of a Tirthankara without head.
26. A huge broken image of Sri Parsvanatha (standing) with the bood of a serpant overhead. The height of the image from knee upwards is about 6 feet. Breadth across the shoulders is about 27 feet,
27. The broken head of a Yakshi. 28. The broken image of a Yakshi from waist to neck.
29. A roughly carved stone with the image of a Tirthankara with two chauri-bearers on the sides and the figures of two Muni: sitting below.
30. The crown of a pillar with floral carving, 31. The head of an image of Jina. 32. An image of a Yakshi sitting about 25 feet in height.
33. The crown of a pillar with the images of Tirthankaras and chauri-bearers on all the four sides.
34. A scuptured pillar about 51 feet high with a ligure of the seated Tirthankara Sri Mahavira in the upper front and a seated male worshipper in the lower panel. On the back are two inscriptions in Sanskrit, the script employed being old Telugu. The first has been translated, "Studying the sastras, praising kings, always keeping intercourse with respectable people (Arya), discoursing on the various good qualities of virtuous men, observing Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat