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sions, marriage scenes, drama, music parties, battle-sceties, grazing animals, voyages by sea, life of shepherds, rites of manks and Jaina Jaymen and women, and scenes from the lives of Tirthaakaras. or other great imien of Jaina mythology. :!...
. . .... It is difficult for a common visitor to say which of the two Vasahis.excels in carvings. Vimala Vasahi.is superior in one respect at least, and that is, the variety of themes presented by it, especially from human life, as also from the richness of carvings over almost all its component parts. The Lūņavasahī, however, often excels in style and beauty of carving as for example in the relief panels from the life of Krşhņa (fig. 38)1 or in the group of female dancers and musicians. Figures 35 and 36 illustrate the interior of this shrine: . : The architect (sūtradhāra J of this shrine was Shobhanadeva, * who was indeed a great artist of his times. Se
An inscription, by the side of the main inscription of this shrine, shows that the minister Tejapāła had with foresight made some trust for future proper management and protection of this shrine as also for the expenses of festivities and worship on different festival holy days of every year. .
. . . . 1.1 See, Indian Sculpture, by Dr. Stella Kramrisch, pp. 186 f, and pl. XXXV for a discussion of this panel-Translator. ... For an account of Shobhanadeva, see Vastupāla-charitra by Jinaharshagani & Arbudakalpa (in Vividha: Tirthakalpa, pp. 15 ff.) by Jinaprabha sûri who writes:
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... अहो शोभनदेवस्य सूत्रधारशिरोमणेः।
तचैत्यरचनाशिल्पानाम लेभे यथार्थताम् ॥ Oh, indeed the name of Shobhanadeva, the crown-jewel amongst architects, is proved quite appropriate by the excellence of the Chaitya built by him and the fine carvings therein.
