Book Title: Jain Rup Mandan
Author(s): Umakant P Shah
Publisher: Abhinav Publications

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________________ List of Plates 335 Fig. 106 (Pl. LVIII). Two-armed standing Ambika from Sravana Belagoļa, Jaina temple in the Math. Brass or Bronze, c. 17th cent. A.D. This form, with lotus bud in the right hand and the left hand hanging loose, is also known as Dharmadevi at Jina-Kāñchi, vide T.N. Ramachandran, Tiruparuttikunsam and its Temples, p. 209, pl. XXXII, fig. 3. Copyright, U.P. Shah. Fig. 107 (PI. LIX). Standing Rşabbanātha from Candråvati, near Mt. Abu. A very beautiful marble image of c. 10th century A.D. now in the Zurich Museum, Switzerland. Photo Copyright and courtesy, Zurich Museum. Photo courtesy, B. Moosbrugger. Fig. 108 (PI. LX). Mahavira Vardhamana, elaborate relief with parikara, from Badami Cave IV. Late sixth or carly seventh century A.D. Note the evolution of the parikara. Copyright and courtesy of Prof. Grittli Mitterwalner, Munich, W. Germany. Fig. 109 (Pl. LX). Pārsvanātha from Arthuņā, now in the Ajmer Museum. See text, p. 175. A very interesting beautiful sculpture with several small figures of Näginis with folded hands on both the sides of Pārsvanātha. Age, c. 9th century A.D. Copyright, U.P. Shah. Fig. 110 (PI. LXI). Four-armed Padmavati from Karnataka, now no. 121 in the Prince of Wales Muscum, Bombay. Age, c. 12th cent. A.D. Copyright, American Institute of Indian Studies. . . Fig. IU (PI. LXD). Eight-armed Padmāvati from Jhalrapatan, Rajasthan. From vedibandla niche, south wall, Jaina temple. Age, c. 11th cent. A.D. Photo kind courtesy and Copyright of Prof. Michael Miester and American Institute of Indian Studies, Varanasi. Fig. 112 (PI. LXI). Four-armed Ambika, Brass or Bronze, dated 1460 A.D. Gujarat or Rajasthan, now in Philadelphia Museum. Copyright, Philadelphia Museum of Art. Fig. 113 (Pl. LXI). Twelve-armed Cakreśvari, from Trikuta Basti, Markuli. "Reveals details laid down by Pampa. The devi has twelve arms, of which eight bear the cakras, two the vajras, of the other two, one bears the padma and the other the varada-mudra." Ref. S. Settar, The Classical Kannada Literature and the Digambara Jaina Iconography, Aspects of Jaina Art and Architecture, p. 28. Copyright and Courtesy of Prof. S. Settar, Dharwar. Fig. 114 (Pl. LXII). Eight-armed Cakreśvari from Pillar II, Temple I, Devgadh. Ref. Shah, U.P., Iconography of Cakreśvari, the Yaksi of Rsabhanátha, JOI, XX.3, pp. 280-313. Copyright, U.P. Shah. Fig. 115 (Pl. LXII). Eight-armed Cakreśvari, Ellora, Cave 32, first floor, left niche shrine. Symbols of right hands, from top, are: cakra, trisula (or vajra ?), sword (?), varada mudra. Symbols of the left hands, from top, are: cakra, cakra, sword (?), abhaya mudrā. Goddess sitting in ardhapadmāsana. Ago, c. 9th cent. A.D. Copyright, Archaeological Survey of India. Fig. 116 (Pl. LXII). Padmavati, four-armed, from Humcha, Shimoga district, Karnataka. Pārsvanátha Basti. Age, c. 11th cent. A.D. Copyright, American Institute of Indian Studies, Varanasi. Fig. 117 (Pl. LXII). Marble image of four-armed Padmavati from Dig. temple, Idar, North Gujarat. Dated in V.S. 1254=1197 A.D. Copyright, U.P. Shah. Fig. 118 (Pl. LXIII). Pañcatirthi sculpture of Rşabhanātha. Below the seat of the Jina Rşabhanātha, in the middle compartment of this sculpture, is a Ganadhara or an acārya sitting with a book (ms.) in hand and preaching to the disciple in front, a sthapana placed between the two monks. In the last panel or compartment we find at the right end a two-armed Ambika (instead of a yaksa usually) and at the left end a four-armed Cakreśvari. This is rare type of composition of figures in a Jaina sculpture. Age, c. 11th century A.D. Ref. Klaus Bruhn, The Jina Images of Deogarh, pp. 182-83, figs. 231-233. Copyright, U.P. Shah. Fig. 119 (PI. LXII). Four-armed standing Cakreśvari from Temple No. 12, Devgadh. Ref. Shah, U.P., Iconography of Cakreśvari, the Yaksi of Rşabhanātha, JOI, XX.3, pp. 280-313. Copyright, U.P. Shah. Fig. 120 (PI. LXIV). Eight-armed Cakreśvari on the pedestal of a sculpture of Rşabhanátha from Orai, U.P., now no. 178, State Museum, Lucknow. Ref. Iconography of Cakreśvari, the Yakși of Rşabhanātha, JOI, XX.3, fig. 27. Photo, U.P. Shah. Fig. 121 (Pl. LXIV). Sixteen-armed standing Cakreśvari from Gandhawal (Gandharvapuri), Devas district, M.P., now no. S.17 in the State Museum, Gandharvapuri. Age, c. 10th cent. A.D. Copyright, American Institute of Indian Studies, Varanasi. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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