Book Title: Encyclopaedia of Jaina Studies Vol 01 Jaina Art and Architecture
Author(s): Sagarmal Jain, Others
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
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GLOSSARY
anda
abhaya-mudra :hand gesture suggestive of protection or safety-bestowing. Usually the right hand in this
posture is shown with open palm towards the worshipper. Acārya
: Head of various groups of Jaina monks. adhah-padma : a lotus with downward setting of the petals (opposite of urdhvapadma). adhisthāna : moulded or plain base. äditala
: ground floor in storeyed vimana in South Indian temples. Airavata
: an elephant seen in dream by Jina's mother. alinga
: a narrow fillet. amalaka
: 'myrobolan fruit,' ribbed crowning member of sikhara of North Indian temples. anarpita
: string of miniature shrines (hāra) on the edge of each vimāna-tala with intervening space
(opposite of arpita).
: hemispherical portion of the stūpa. anekāndaka : multi-turreted śikhara in North Indian temples. anga
: buttress. Anga
: The earliest Jaina texts, numbering twelve, are supposed to contain the original preaching
of the Tirthankaras. In the Digambara sect these Anga texts are taken to be lost. anjali-mudra : hands folded in supplication or adoration. antarāla
: vestibule between sanctum and gūdhamandapa. antarapatta : recess between mouldings. antarita
: recess. anuratha
: an offset between cardinal and corner offsets; pratiratha in Western Indian temples. Apsarā
: divine nymph; apsarases. ardhamandapa : half-hall attached to sanctum in South Indian temples; an entrance Hall in North Indian
temples. ardhaparyankasana: a sitting posture known also as lalitäsana in which one leg, usually the left, rests upon
the seat, while the right one dangles down. ardhaphālaka Jaina monk. Arhat
: see Jina. arpita
appliqued hāra. äryavati-pata asana: seat or throne. asanapatta : seat-slab. Astadikpala
eight guardians of the eight directions. Astagraha : eight of the nine planets.
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