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sakha
door-jamb. Sālā
: rectangular shrine with wagon-vault roof; also a decorative motif. Śālabhanjikā : a female leaning upon boughs of tree. Salākāpuruşas or: The Jaina tradition has the list of 63 Great Men which include twenty-four Mahāpurusas Tīrthankaras, twelve Cakravartins (world conquerors), nine Baladevas (or Nārāyaṇas), nine
Vasudevas (or Balabhadras) and nine Prativasudevas (Pratinarayanas - enemies of Vasudevas). śālā-kostha : a niched śālā. śālā-śikhara : wagon-vault aedicula. saliläntara : recess between wall-bays or offsets. samatala
: a ceiling with flat surface. Samavasarana : a circular fortified structure with figures of selfsame Jina on four sides. This is a
representation of Jina's first preaching. samvarana : pyramidal roof studded with bells. sandhara
: sanctum enclosed by an inner ambulatory. śarkha
: conch-shell. saptaratha
: a wall endowed with seven offsets. saptasakhă : doorframe with seven jambs. śardula
: leonine figure. sarvasamputa sarvasamputa or pratisthāpanā is possibly one of the Jaina auspicious symbols (bowl on
a pedestal). Sarvatobhadra a four-faced shrine or image. Śāsanadevatā or : The guardian deities attending upon the Tirthankaras. They protect the four-fold Jaina
Sangha Yakşa-Yaksi (organization of sādhu, sādhvi, śramana and śramani) and grant boons for worldly desires
and remove or pacify the evil spirits. There are twenty-four Yakşas and twenty-four Yaksis,
one pair for each Tīrthankara. Śaśvata Jinas : Four eternal Jinas - Candrānana, Vārişeņa, Rşabha and Vardhamāna. They are repeated in
the list of 24 Jinas of each age. Siddha
: see Pañcaparamesthin. Siddha-sila : the crescent-shaped dwelling place for liberated souls. Siddhāyatana : caityas or shrines worshipped by the Jainas. Sikhara
: superstructure in North Indian temples; a crowning cupola in South Indian temples. silpaśästra : canons of art and architecture. śilpin
artist. simhasana : lion-throne. simhavyāla : a vyāla with lion head.
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