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P. RAMBACH, V. de GOLISH.-L' Inde images divines. Paris, 1954. P. 32. Coloured plate of Tiruparuti--Kundram painting.
P. 40. Jina-Mahāvira Vardhamana, contemporary of Buddha; followers a million and a half in India, but venerated by all plates, No. 33 (Jina) No. 34 (Jaina cave temple) and No. 55 (Tiruparuti-Kundram, heavenly pavilion and royal. suite).
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P. Tiruparurti-Kundram-frescoes of the XIVth century. After the fall of the Pallava and Chalukya kings, Käñchi continued to be a big centre of the Jain religion. In the XIth century the Chola Kings built there a temple dedicated to the founder of this religion, Vardhamana. In the year 1387 this temple was decorated with frescoes; these are miraculously preserved and unique of this kind.
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Balchandra JAIN-Jaina Bronzes from Rajnapur Khinkhin. (Journal of Indian Museums, vol. XI, 1955, with 6 plates), Pp. 15-20.
27 Jaina bronzes discovered in 1926 at Rajnapur Khinkhin (Akola dist.)-All Digambar Deccan Karnataka school-7th to 11-12th century A. D. Seated and standing Ambikas, Chaturvimsati patta of Rishabhanatha, seated Sarasvati, Yaksha and Yakshi, Adinatha and Neminatha, Jinas, Dvimürtika of Jinas, Sarvatobhadrika Pratima, Panchameru etc. with description.
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R. C. AGRAWALA-Iconography of the Jain Goddess Saccika. (Jain. Ant., Vol. XXI, No. I), Arrah, 1955. Pp. 13 to 20.
From the epigraphs and the niches of the Saciyä Mätä temple at Osian. (about 39 miles from Jodhpur) it appears that Saccika Devi was closely associated with Camunda, Mahişăsuramardini etc. The Upakesagaccha Paṭṭavali also makes it evident that Saccikä was a non-Jaina goddess whom Ratnaprabhasüri converted to the Jaina view of life. An epigraph from the temple of Saciya Mätä states that Cămunda was also the former name of Saccikā. Texts of the inscriptions at the Saccika Devi temples of Osian and Jună given. An image of Mahiṣasuramardini has been unearthed at Singoli near Binda Police station. Images of Mahişāsurmardini are still worshipped in some of the Jaina temples of Western India. An epigraph (Ep. Ind. IX Pp. 67-8) from Nãdol (Marwar) dated Samvat 1218 (1161 A.D.) makes it clear that prominent Hindu gods-Brahma, Vishnu, Mahela used to be [adored by the Jains in the form of the Jinas.
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