Encyclopaedia of Jaina Studies Vol 01 Jaina Art and Architecture

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

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Encyclopaedia of Jaina Studies
facing the roadside which passes not far from the foot small cave supported upon rough square pillars. Inside of the hill. They are excavated in a coarse porous rock the cave is an image of Jina Candraprabha. The cave and probably belong to the 11th or 12th century A.D. was probably excavated in the 13th century A.D. They have a good deal of crude figures of seated or
KARNATAKA standing Jinas with usual images of Sarvānubhüti and BADAMI Ambika. The wall of one of these caves also carries a There are four caves at Badami, the capital town small image of Jina seated on a lion-throne with attendant of Early Calukyas. Three of these are Brahmanical and figures, two other small Jinas on either side of his head, one, Cave 4, is Jaina. The Jaina cave (Fig. 44) is the and nineteen more in the sculptural border around, smallest in the series and has been excavated at the making 24 in all. Beside the caves is a large open east end of the scarp. After an ascent of seven steps excavation with a colossal bust shaded by snake-hood. one finds himself in a long rectangular open portico The image was no doubt intended for Pärśvanātha but with an overhanging rocky roof having curved profile was left unfinished.
in the front. The soffit of the roof is carved with ribs, BHAMER
a pattern copied from the wooden rafters, while in its Bhamer is a village lying thirty miles west of central part is an image of Kubera. Dhulia in Maharashtra. Beside the village are two hills Behind the portico is a verandah measuring 31 with a plain dwelling cave in one of them, and two ft. by 6 ft. and confronted by four square pillars and cellars and a large cave in the other. The larger cave two pilasters. The pillars, the intercolumniation between consists of a 74 ft. long verandah with an unfinished the central pillars of which is greater than that in the cell at the left end and three juxtaposed halls, each side ones, stand on a plain base; their shaft shows entered from the verandah by its own door. Each hall enrichments of lotus, amorous couple, scroll, makara measures about 24 ft. by 20 ft. and has four square etc. in circular medallions on the four faces, jewelled pillars and corresponding pilasters supporting the roof. and floral festoons, a band of diamonds, and a fluted On the walls are many crude sculptures of Pārsvanātha lasuna; and the capital consists of double padma, bulbous and other Jinas, but they are much defaced due to the ghata and round corbel. The lasuna supports bracket decay of the coarse rock.
figures of śārdūlas. The beams spanned across the These caves seem to be contemporaneous with columns are plain, but the ceilings at some places are those at Chamar.
relieved with figures of Vidyadharas. The walls carry ANJANERI
7 ft. 6 inches high standing image of Pärsvanatha on At Anjaneri, 14 miles from Nasik district left and of Bāhubali on right. headquarters in Maharashtra, is a hill with an ornate At the back of the verandah is a hall (25/2 ft. long Jaina cave excavated in A.D. 1288. It consists of a hall, by 16 ft. deep) with two pillars and two pilasters that vestibule and shrine. The hall is enclosed on the front shut it off from the verandah. The pillars are similar to by a low parapet wall with pillars supporting the eave. those of the verandah, but the lower part of the shaft It has grille-windows, ornate ceilings, and carved pillars bears standing figures of the Jinas. On each lateral side and doorways. Inside the shrine is a mutilated figure of the hall is a rectangular cell screened off by two of Jina.
pillars and two pilasters. The walls of the hall have a CHANDOR
large number of sculptures of the Tirthankaras (Pl. 17). Chandor is a village lying 30 miles north-east of From the hall an ascent of four steps leads into the district town of Nasik (Maharashtra). There is a the shrine carved deep into the rear rock. The stair is
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