Book Title: Jain Journal 1981 10
Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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________________ OCTOBER, 1981 Nirgrantha towards the meaning of life based on a profoundly rational philosophy has perpetually given a refinement and a characteristic formality to the depiction of the celestials and the mortals for defining iconography and themes of narrative value. Actually, the Jaina goddesses and dancing troupes of youthful females of the temple of Dilwara on Mount Abu as visualised by the sculptors of tenth century A.D. have the far away grace of impossible images as if carved of moon-beams that is capable of dissolving into a music ever unheard. The vidyadevis and the apsaras with their well-defined features and purity of physical grace accentuated by seductive lines and volumes present indeed a marvel in art where passion will even evoke our longing for the eternal light. As Benjamin Rowland opines with regard to the delicately worked ceiling of the cupola of the shrine, The willowy Danae of Benvenuto Cellini. Renaissance bronze of 16th century. Piazza Della Signoria, Loggia de hanzi, Florence Italy. Her polished grace and coyish elegance in the nude will remind us of certain supreme accomplishments in art. Jain Education International 55 For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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