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Vimala-Vasahi ] ly after which he gives his first sermon in a samayasarana or congregation hall erected by celestial beings. This event is represented here by the samavasaraņa in the centre described above. The fifth event is the Nirvāņa-Kalyāņaka, when the Jina leaves this body and obtains mokṣa or final liberation ; this is represented here by the Jina standing in meditation in the Kāyotsarga posture in the second band. The outermost band shows a king, elephants, horses, chariots, men etc. (fig. 13 ).
(16) Cell 10, first ceiling. It may be noted that according to an inscription in the cell, an image of Neminātha was originally installed in the cell. It is but natural that the ceiling in front should contain scenes from the life of Neminātha.
In the city called Shauri-pura, on the banks of the river Yamunā, ruled a king, Andhaka-Vțşhội by name, a scion of the Yādava family. He had ten princes, well-known as the Dashārhas, of whom the eldest one was Samudravijaya and the youngest was known as Vasudeva. In course of time, Samudravijaya became king of Shauripura and had sixteen sons including Prince Arişhțanemi who later became the famous Jaina Tirtharkara Neminātha. Vasudeva had Rāma (Balarāma), Krşhņa (Vāsudeva) and other sons. Kļşhộa was twelve years older in age than Arişhtanemi. Kțşhņa killed King Jarasandha of Magadha, became lord of three continents and made Dvārikā his capital city. Nemikumāra was averse to worldly pleasures, he had no desire to marry or become a ruler. But he was both strong and brave. Once upon a time, while moving with his friends, Nemikumāra entered the armoury (ayudhashālā ) of Krşhņa, and out of fun, he lifted up with ease the famous Kaumodakī.gadā (mace) of the latter, tried the bow known as Shārnga, turned round for a number of times the mighty
