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MUSEUMS IN INDIA a makaransardala above it. The image is datable to the Caulukya period (twelfth century) East India
REABHANATHA (60-1479; height 52 cm.): An image of Rşabhanātha shows him standing in kāyotsarga-pose. He wears a jasa-mukuta and is flanked by an attendant and a flying Gandharva on either side. The image. hailing from Bihar, is carved in black basalt and is datable to the eleventh century. Plate 338A.
A PANCA-TIRTHIKA (60 594; height 50 cm.): Another contemporary image in black basalt from the same region shows a panca-tirthika of Tirthankara Candraprabha standing in kāyotsarga-pose. His cognizance, a crescent-moon, is carved on the pedestal in front.
AMBIKĀ (63-940; height 67 cm.): The Yakși of Neminātha is shown here standing under a mango-tree on a lotus-seat. In her right hand she holds a bunch of mangoes, while a child holds the forefinger of her left hand. Her other son is standing near her right leg. The goddess wears a tiara, necklace, armlets, bracelets, sacred thread and the lower garments. Two dancing figures are shown on her either side. An image of Jina, with two lotus-flowers, is carved above the head of the deity. Her vāhana, the lion, is carved on the base in front. The image of the Devi is a product of Pala artists from Bihar. Plate 338B.
PARENTS OF JINA (60-1204; height 46 cm.): This Påla image, of the tenth century, shows the parents of the Jina, seated at ease under a tree. A monkey is shown on one of the branches of the tree. The female figure is holding a child in her lap. They wear crown and other ornaments which are characteristic of the Pāla school. Seven devotees with folded hands are shown on the base in front. Two ganadharas appear on either side of the tree. Another beautiful specimen depicting the same theme (60-153; height 36 cm.) comes from Bengal. The image shows the couple seated in the same manner. Both the male and the female figures hold a child each in their laps. The couple wear jewellery and transparent lower garments found usually in the sculptures of Bengal. Two
res are depicted on the tree and five figures are carved on the base in front. The shape of the image is oblong and pointed at the top and suggests an eleventh-century date. Plate 339A.
RŞABHANATHA (7465; height 57 cm.): This image, from Orissa, shows the Jina seated in dhyana-mudra over a block of pedestal. He has elaborate jajamukuga and curly locks of hair falling on both sides. A full-blown lotus is
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