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________________ Fig. 13. Detail of manastambha, showing caturmukha Jina in gandhakutri. (Photo by A.W. Norton) Caturmukha The Jaina caturmukha sculptures of the Kuṣāṇa period could also be indicative of this important and developing them. The caturmukha showing seated Tirthankaras may be a reference behind a Kuṣāņa plaque from Mathura. (fig. 4) Mitra has pointed out the possibility that the four Jinas seated in pairs on either side of a stūpa may mean that they are actually placed at the four gates. 29 Ayagapaṭas showing only a frontal view of the Jina can surely be read as the caturmukha image at the centre of a samavasaraṇa. (fig. 4) Many later examples, carved and painted, indicate such an interpretation. (figs. 9, 11) The caturmukha form itself is described as the centre for both the Digambara and Śvetāmbara samavasaraṇa. Shown with a central tree, or enclosed in a shrine (gandhakuți), it symbolizes the central place where a devotee may hear the message of salvation. The Jain Education International 35 For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.524022
Book TitleJinamanjari 2000 09 No 22
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorJinamanjari
PublisherCanada Bramhi Jain Society Publication
Publication Year2000
Total Pages72
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationMagazine, Canada_Jinamanjari, & Canada
File Size6 MB
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