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8. Chandraprabha has Syâma or Vijaya as Yaksha, four-armed, with the hamsa as attribute, and Jvâlámalini as Yakshini, with eight arms bearing weapons and two snakes, and flames issuing from her muluta: her lánchhana is the ball. The other sect call her Bhșikati.
9. Pushpadanta, among the Digambaras, has a crab (learkala) as cognizance, instead of the makara. His attendant Yaksha is Ajita, - foor-armed, with rosary, spear, and fruit, having a tortoise as lánchhana ; and Mahakali (or Ajita) as Yakshiņi, four-armed, with rod and a fruit (P), but without cognizance : the Svêtâmbaras name her Sutâra ka.
10. Sitala has a tree (Sri-uriksha) instead of the grivatsa figure as his lánchhana. Brahmôsvara is his Yakaha, with four heads and eight arms - six holding symbols, and with the lotus-bud for cognizance; and Manavi (Svet. Asoka) is his Yaksbiņi - four-armed, holding rosary and fish, but without characteristic.
11. Sreyanka has a deer as lánchhana in place of the Svêtâmbara rhinoceros; Isvara, - four-armed, with trisula and rod, and the Nandi is his Yaksha; and Gauri - also four-armed, holding a lotah and rod, with the Nandi at her foot. Each of these attendants has a crescent attached to the onter side of the crown. The Svêtâmbaras name them Yakshat and Manavi.
12. Vasupujya has for his own attribute a bullock, instead of a cow-buffalo as with the Svêtâm baras. His Yaksha is Kumára, with three heads and six hands holding a spear, a noose, &c., and the front left hand open with the palm presented, and with the peacock as attribute; Gandhari (Svêt. Chanda) is his Yakshiņi with four hands, holding a rod and two objects like mirrors, with a snake as her cognizance.
13. Vimala has Shaņmukha or Karttikêya for Yaksha (Pl. ii. 13), with six pairs of hands, - six holding small round objects, two in his lap, the front right hand, as in almost every case, in the Varadahasta-mudrd, and the left as usual closed. He ought of course to have only six heads, but here the draftsman has (perhaps by mistake) given him seven, His attribute is a cock. The Yakshiņi is Vairâtyå or Vairôti, with four hands, holding two snakes, and with a spear placed in the lap and passing behind the band in the varada attitude: her cognizance is a serpent.
14. Ananta has Patala as Yaksha (Pl. iii. 14), -three-beaded and with six hands, -four holding objects and two weapons passing behind the two front hands which are in the usual mudrás: his attribute is a crocodile. The Yakshiņi is Anantamati, with four bands, holding dart and crook, and with the hansa as cognizance; the Svêtâmbara Yakshiņi is Ankasa.
15. Dharma has Kimnara as attendant, with three faces and six hands, with rosary, spear, rod, malā, &c., his attribute is a fish. The Yakshiņi is Minasi, -four-handed, with ankuia, spear, hook, &c., and a lion as inchhana. Svētâmbara - Kandarpa.
16. Santi has a tortoise for his symbol, instead of the antelope as with the Svetämbaras. His attendants are Kimpurasha, - figured as a man with four hands, two holding symbols and the other two in the nsual attitude ; his lånchhana is a bull. The Yakshiņf is Mahåmânasi, also four-armed, - holding a dart in the apper right hand : her attribute is a peacock. The Svêtâmbaras name them Garuda and Nirvani.
17. Kunthu is attended by Gandharva, - four-armed, with two snakes, spear and crook and a deer as attribute, with Vijaya or Jayê as Yakshiņi, a sword and two discuses (?), with peacock as lánchhana. The 'Svêtâmbara Yakshini is named Bala.
18. Ara is represented as having a deer for his attribute: with the other sect it is the Nandyavarta diagram. His Yaksha is Kendra having six heads and as many pairs of hands, one pair lying in his lap, and his attribute is a peacock. The female attendant is Ajita, -four handed, holding up two snakes and another object, with the hamisa as symbol. With the Svêtâmbaras these are Yakshet and Dbana.
19. Malli has as symbol a kalaba or water-pot. His Yaksha is Kubêra, with four heads and eight arms, holding sword, dart, &c., with an elephant as cognizance; and Aparajita is
