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from the āyāgapatas from Mathurā."10 Padmanabh Jaini, on the other hand, in his discussion of what he refers to as the 'votive slabs' from Mathurā, says, "This scene, of course, is the samavasaraṇa so often described in Jaina literature." 11
DIGAMBARA SAMAVASARANA
Mānastambha
Chaityaprasadabhumi
Road
Khātikā-bhūmi
Vall1-bhūmi
Upavana-bhumi
PODERARE
Lak gun Ivaramandapa
Bhavana-bhūms
NORTH
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Kalpaka-vsikşabhumi
Davaja-bhumi
Fig. 4. Digambara samavasarana plan. Drawing by Thomas Norton.
Now it is further known that the two Jaina traditions -- Digambara and Svetāmbara -- each have different literary descriptions of the samavasaraņa, or preaching hall of the Jina. (Figures 5-8) [11] Thus, āyāgapaļas must be analyzed with both versions in mind. Concomitantly, such a study may shed light on
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