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Glossary
abhayamudra. A gesture assuring fearlessness, with hand raised, palm forward,
and fingers upward. Acarya: A spiritual preceptor. akşamala: A rosary. amralumbi. The bunch of a mango tree. arga: A buttress. afijalimudra. A gesture of worship and offering in which the palms join to
gether near the chest. ankusa: A goad. Apsard. A heavenly damsel. Aradhaka. A worshipper. ardhacandra. A crescent-shaped motif in the moonstone. ardhapadma: An ornamental motif with half lotus flower, often set up in lu
nette bordered by beads. astamangalaka: The eight auspicious Jain symbols: svastika (swastika), srivatsa
(a diamond-like sign), nandyavarta (a variant of swastika), varadhamanaka (powder flask), bhadrâsana (throne), kalasa (a full vase), darpaņa (mirror),
and matsya (fish). ayagapatta: A decorative stone slab. balanaka: A hall at the entrance of the temple as in the Vimalavasähi temple. bhitta: A plinth; the lowermost moulding of the pitha. caitya: A sanctuary. cakra: A disc or a circle. campaka: Michelia champaca flower. candrasild. A moonstone in front of the doorway, resembling a festoon. caturmukha: A four-faced temple, with four entrances as in Adisvara temple
in Ranakpur. Caumukha. A four-faced image or shrine as in Adiśvara temple in Ranakpur. caurt. A fly-whisk; most images of the Jain divinities have cauri-bearers standing
next to them. damartt. A small double-headed drum. danda: A staff; a long walking-stick usually carried by Jain monks on long jour
neys. darpana. A mirror. devakulikus. A row of shrine cells around a Jain temple as at Vimalavasāhi
and Lunavasāhi.
