Book Title: Encyclopaedia of Jaina Studies Vol 01 Jaina Art and Architecture
Author(s): Sagarmal Jain, Others
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
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(ii) Iguana--D
No. of hands not specified
10. Gāndhārī
(i) Lotus-S
(ii)
Tortoise-D
11.
(i) Sarvāstramahājvālā Sūkara or Jvālā-S
(or Kalahamsa or Cat) (ii) Jvālāmālini-D Buffalo
only lotuses in the hands are prescribed. thunderbolt (or triśūla), pestle (or danda), abhaya-mudrā, varada-mudra. only disc and sword in hands are mentioned. jvālā (flames) in two hands or snakes in all the four hands. bow, sword, arrow (or cakra), shield etc. Goddess-endowed with flames. varada-mudra, noose, rosary, tree. fish, triśüla, sword (attribute of one hand is not mentioned). snake, sword, shield, snake (or varadamudra),
12. Mānavi
(1) Lotus-S (ii) Sūkara (Hog or Boar)-D
13.
(i) Vairotyä-S
Snake (or Garuda or Lion) Lion Horse Horse
(ii) Vairoţi-D (i) Acchupta-S (ii) Acyuta-D
14.
only snakes in the hands are mentioned. arrow, bow, sword, shield texts refer only to sword and thunderbolt in hands. varada-mudrā, thunderbolt, rosary, thunderbolt (or trisula) two hands being folded in adoration.
15. Mānasi
(i) Swan (or Lion-S
(ii) Snake-D
No. of hands
not mentioned (i) Lion (or Crocodile )-S 4
16. Mahāmānasi
(ii) Swan-D
sword, shield, water-vessel, jewel (or varada or abhaya-mudrā) namaskara-mudră (Pratisthasārasaṁgraha); varada-mudrā, rosary, goad, flower garland (Pratisthāsāroddhāra and Pratisthātilkam).
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