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JAIN JOURNAL
10. Rsabhanatha (Caubisi)
The Jina, in kāyotsarga, stands on a lotus placed on a panca-ratha pedestal which has a bull in the centre flanked by devotees in añjali-mudrā. On the interior-facets of the pedestal, on either side, is a figure of crouching lion ; while the exterior ones has further figures of devotees in añjali. The Saviour is nude, the hair dressed in a tall jațājața with curls falling down the sides of head and over the shoulders. On either side are male cauri-bearers wearing short loin cloth and elegant jewellery. In the edge of the back-slab are miniature figures of twenty-four Tirthankaras arranged in four vertical rows of three each on either side of the mula-näyaka. Like the central figure they also stand in kāyotsarga with their lāñchanas depicted on a small pedestal (raised band) placed below them. The back of the throne consists of jewelled posts in relief supporting a cross-bar on which are triangular foliated plaques. The small ovoidal siraścakra is adorned with rose-petals at the edges. Figures of Vidyadharas, a trilinear chatra, and a drum and a pair of cymbals struck by disembodied hands, completes the parikara.
99 cms x 48.5 cms Circa 10th Century A.D.
11. Jaina Tutelary Couple
Close on iconographic details to No. 3. Head of either figure totally broken away, the entire sculpture being badly mutilated. The couple sits on separate lotus throne. The pedestal reveals six male figures seated in different äsanas.
63.5 cms x 40.5 cms Circa 10th Century A.D.
12. Mahavira
Tri-ratha pedestal having a figure of lion in each of its three facets. The back-slab is broken away diagonally just above the shoulder of the Jina on his right side. On the edges of the extant part are figures of seven Jyotiska-devas.
75 cms x 36 cms Circa 11th Century A.D.
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| SR No. | 520082 |
| Book Title | Jain Journal 1986 04 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Jain Bhawan Publication |
| Publisher | Jain Bhawan Publication |
| Publication Year | 1986 |
| Total Pages | 75 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Jain Journal, & India |
| File Size | 5 MB |