Book Title: Atmanandji Jainacharya Janmashatabdi Smarakgranth
Author(s): Mohanlal Dalichand Desai
Publisher: Atmanand Janma Shatabdi Smarak Trust
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Dr. B. Bhattacharya
Examples of this kind can easily be multiplied but that should be the duty of one who is writing a compehensive work on Jaina iconography.
The collective deities on the male side have already been described, but there it a set of female deities, all collective, whose iconography can be studied from the Jaina religious works. It is not possible to give details of form in all cases and therefore I shall indicate the names of such collective female deities as I have been able to discover. The names are these: -1. Surendradevis, 2. Camarendradevis, 3. Balidevis, 4. Dharanendradevis, 5. Bhūtinandadevīs, 6. Venudevis, 7. Veņudáridevis, 8. Harikāntidevis, 9. Haridevis, 10. Agniśikhidevis, 11. Agnimīnavadevis, 12. Punyadevis, 13. Vasisthadevis 14. Jalakintadevis, 15. Jalaprabhadevis, 16, Amitagatindraưlevis, 17. Mitavahanadevis, 18. Velambadevīs, 19. Prabhañjanadevis, 20. Ghosadevis, 21 Mahaghosadevis, 22. Kaladevīs, 23. Mahākāladevīs, 24. Surúpadevīs, 25. Prātirūpendradevīs, 26. Půrnabhadradevis, 27. Mánibhadradevīs, 28. Bhimadevis, 29. Mahabhimadevis, 30. Kinnaradevis, 31. Satpurusadevīs, 32. Mahápuruşadevis, 33. Ahikayadevis, 34. Mahakayadevis, 35. Gitarati 36. Gitayasodevis, 37. Sannihitendradevés, 38. Samminadevis, 39. Dhātrindradevís, 40. Vidbâtrindradevis, 41. Rsîndradevis, 42. Rsipálendradavis, 43. Isvarendradevis, 44. Maheśvarandradevīs, 45. Suvaksodevis, 46. Visāla devis, 47. Hasendradevis, 48, Hisyaratidevis, 49. Svetendradevis, 50. Mahāšvetendradevīs, 51. Patagadevis, 52. Patagaratidevis, 33. Sūryadevis, 54. Chandradevis, 55. Saudharmažakrendradevis, 56. Iśanendradevis.
Besides these there are innumerable individual and independent deities in the Jaina pantheon, and these in a great measure add to
e richness and variety of the Jaina gods and goddesses. Amongst the male deities mention may be made of Saudharmendra and Isānendra both two-armed, the latter bearing the Sūla. Camara, the lord of the Asuras, Bali, Dharana the lord of the Nigas with his head marked with three hoods, Bhūtānanda, Venudeva, Venudārideva, Harikanta, Hari Indra, Agniśikha, Agnimanava with his banner marked with a pitcher, Punya with the lion-banner, Vasištha, Jalakanta with the horse-banner, Jalaprabha with horse as cognizance, Amitagati the remover of obstacles, Mitavahana, Vailambadeva, Prabhañjana the crocodilebannered, Ghosa, Mahighosa, Kala, Mahakala with Kadamba flower as his cognizance, Surúpa, Pratirúpa, Pūrņabhandra, Mänibhadra, Shatabdi Granth ]
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