Book Title: Encyclopaedia of Jaina Studies Vol 01 Jaina Art and Architecture
Author(s): Sagarmal Jain, Others
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
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20. Varuna
21. Bhrkuti
22. Gomedha
23. (i) Pārsva-S
(ii) Dharana-D
24. Mätanga
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(ii) Elephant or Lion -D
(i) Bull-S
(ii) Bull-S
(i) Bull-S
(ii) Bull-D
(i) Man (Nara)-S
Tortoise
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8 or 4 (i) shield, bow, staff, lotus, Four-faced sword, arrow, noose,
Tortoise
(i) Elephant S (ii) Elephant-D
8
8
(ii) Flower or man-D 6
4 or 6 (i) shield, sword, fruit, varada-mudrā
8
6
4
varada-mudrā
(ii) noose, goad, fruit, varada-mudrā (Aparajitaprecha)
fruit, mace, arrow, shield, mongoose, lotus (or rosary), bow, axe
2
2
(ii) noose goad, bow, arrow; Jata-mukuta, threesnake, thunderbolt eyed, eight-faced. (Aparajitapṛccha)
fruit, spear, hammer, abhaya-mudra, mongoose, axe, thunderbolt, rosary shield, sword, bow, arrow, goad, lotus, disc, varada-mudra
fruit, axe, disc, mongoose, spear, spear (Sakti)
4 or 6 (i) noose made of snake,
(nāga-pāśa), snake, snake, varada-mudrā.
(ii) bow, arrow, bhrndi (?), hammer, fruit, varada-mudrā (Aparajitaprecha)
Matted hair (jatāmukuta), three-eyed, four-faced, twelveeyed (Acaradinakara)
mongoose, fruit varada-mudra, fruit
hammer (or drughaṇa), axe, staff, fruit, thunderbolt, varada-mudra, (Pratisthätilakam envisages the rendering
of wealth in place of drughana) fruit, snake (or mace), mongoose, snake
Four-faced, threeeyed (twelve-eyed in Acaradinakara) Four-faced
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Three-faced, nearby figure of Ambikā, (Acaradinakara) Three-faced
Head marked with dharmacakra.
Abbreviation R- Right hand L- Left hand
S- Śvetambara Text
D- Digambara Text
* In visual renderings mongoose is always shown as mongoose-skin purse meant for wealth and thereby with Kubera.
Elephant-faced and shaded by snake
canopy
Shaded by snake
canopy
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