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the disputed time of the division of Jainism to Digambaras and Svetāmbara.
In his "The 'Dome of Heaven' in Asia," Alexander C. Soper suggested that such āyāgapaļas as the one shown in Figure 1 could be considered a more primitive form of what would later evolve into the great Buddhist mandalas. 12 Referring to what may appear to be a two-dimensional design in such painted mandalas, Stella Kramrisch pointed out that they must be interpreted as three-dimensional forms. 13
DIGAMBARA SAMAVASARANA (ENLARGEMENT OF CENTER)
3-Tiered Pedestal
Bhavanapati-devis
Gandhakuţi
Bhavanapatis
Vyan tara-devis --
Vyan taras
Jyotişka-devig -
Jyotiskas
PORT
Nuns and Women
Kalpadevas
Kalpadevis -
Kings and Men
• Male Ascetics
Animals
NORT4
NORTH >
Eastern Road
2
AM
Fig. 5. Digambara samavasarana - Enlargement of Centre. Drawing by Thomas A. Norton.
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