Book Title: Jain Sanctuaries of the Fortress of Gwalior
Author(s): T V G Shastri
Publisher: Kundkund Gyanpith Indore

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________________ kostha kudya कोष्ठ कुद्या niche. wall. मालाधारी मानस्तंभ मंडप maladharis manastambha mandapa mukhapattika mulabhera or mulanayaka garland bearers. memorial pillars. a porch built over pillars. front porch. the main image in a temple/ cave. the main image in a temple / cave. मुखपट्टिका मूलभेरा मूलनायक pada पाद padmapitha पद्मपीठ padmahasta पद्महस्त padmaprabhavali पद्मप्रभावली prasada प्रासाद prastara प्रस्तार the stem of a pillar. lotus pedestal lotus hand. a lotus 'halo' behind the head of the images. temple, a term used for temples of northern India. a flat projecting members at the base of the superstructure, used as rest for pigeons in temples. associate symbols of Tirththankara images. pratiharyas प्रातिहार्य rekhanagara रेखानागर shalabhanjika FYICHT = conical superstructure with ribbed sides of temples in northern Indian context. a lady shown as if offering a conrnice or a beam. a foursided squarish structure, sometimes with conical supersturctures on the top. diamond like symbol on the chest of a Tirthankara The superstructure above the sanctum-sanctorum saravatobhadrika सर्वतोभद्रिका = srivatsa shikhara श्रीवत्स शिखर = trichhatra tritirthika uttaranga त्रिछत्र त्रितीर्थिका उत्तरांग Par triple parasol. A panel of three Tirthankaras in a row. lintel of a doorway. temple, a term used in southern India vimana = (131)

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