Encyclopaedia of Jaina Studies Vol 01 Jaina Art and Architecture

Author(s): Sagarmal Jain, Others
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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by Vikrama śāntara for Jaina pontiff Mauni-Siddhānta ālinga-antaritas with a torus below the upper stratum. Bhattāraka of the Southern Digambara Church and was The hāra is adorned with ornate kütas, sālās and sacred to Bāhubali. The temple has recently been hārāntaras, which contain in their cavities full-blown demolished to give place to a cement structure. From lotus flowers rather than the figure sculptures of the what now remains it appears that originally it contained Bogāra-basti. The cubical wall of the upper storey and a vimāna, antarala, mandapa and a frontal entrance the sikhara also resemble those of the Bogāra-basti. porch. Its adhisthāna consists of a jagati, three-faceted The exterior of the gudhamandapa is of no interest, kumuda, kampa, kantha divided at regular intervals by but the interior shows four unadorned square pillars in plain pilasters, broad kampa, väjana, round kapota and the central nave and a ceiling depicting Astadikpalas a pattika. The exterior wall of the mandapa is devoid with a Yakşa figure in the central quadrant, a type of of pilasters and is plain, while the pillars in the interior ceiling which became very popular a little later in are richly carved. The pillars have a square plain base. Karnataka. Their shaft, circular in section, shows from below According to an inscription found on its wall, the elongated lotus petals with frilled edges, two necking temple seems to have been founded by lady Päliyakkan courses of jewelled band and cable moulding, bell- in the mid-10th century A.D. shaped member with bold kīrttimukhas emitting beaded In the precincts of the Pārsvanātha temple are garlands and alternating with chain-and-bell pattern, some beautiful pieces of makara-toranas which were carved diamond-and-bead band or scroll band, adhaḥ- originally put up in the temples described above. and ürdhva-padma clasped by jewelled band, and lasuna Padmāvati Temple - This is a small temple embellished with a series of creeper like petals. This situated in the north-west corner of the Pancakūta-basti. is a rare type of decorated pillars in Karnataka. The It houses a very small image of Yakși Padmavati which capital is round, plain and of the usual type. The does not seem to be very old. The temple was rebuilt doorframe of the mandapa is of the pañcaśākhā variety by Vira Śäntara before A.D. 1062 and a toraṇa was comprising patra, ratna, plain, again plain and outer added by his consort Cāgaladevi in A.D. 1062, which jamb.
has now disappeared. On stylistic grounds this temple is datable to the This east-facing temple is an oblong structure early 11th century A.D.
comprising a vimāna, two güdhamandapas and a Pārsvanātha-basti - This south-facing small mukhamandapa. Its adhisthāna is short and plain but temple is located in the north-east corner of the later the kantha moulding is broad. The wall is also plain. built Pancaküta-basti complex at Hurca. On plan it The vimāna has no superstructure. The roof of the corresponds to the Bogara-basti in having a two-storeyed mandapas is flat. Inside the vimana are the images of vimāna and a gūdhamandapa, the vimāna being 8 ft. Tīrthankara Pārsvanätha, Yaksa Sarvănubhuti and Yakşi wide and the mandapa 15 ft. wide. Its adhisthāna is Padmāvati. The gūdhamandapa in front of the vimāna composed of jagati, three-faceted kumuda, kampa, kantha houses a pair of standing figures of Pärsvanātha. The relieved by plain pilasters, kampa, vājana and a broad gūdhamandapa preceding the last contains lathe-turned pattikä, all left plain. The flat wall is relieved by pillars of the Calukyan style. The pillars have a plain tetragonal pilasters which are quite plain below and cubical base with a narrow octagonal belt above. Their show bell with pipala leaf, ghata, pāli, phalaka, and shaft is circular and shows from below a series of four roll corbel above. The prastara above the wall shows circular belts (plain fillet, scroll-band, arris and torus) uttara, kapota with näsi blocks, and three strata of with deep recesses in between them, a broad bell
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