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P. 10. In the second half of the 7th century A.D. Arikesarı Māravarman (A.D. 670-710), the Pandyan king, who was a Jaina, was converted back to the fold of his forefathers by the boy saint Tirujñānasambandar who was requested by the king's prime minister Kulachchirai, at the instance of the queen Mangayaraśi, to win back her husband to his original faith.
.. P. 12. The late Chālukya traditions were continued by the Hoysalas, amongst whom Vishņuvardhana (A.D. 1110-1152), the Jaina monarch who was converted by Rāmānuj to the Vaishṇava faith, is famous for his marvellous temples at Belur and Halebid.
P. 20. In the case of Jaina Tirthankaras, it is the dhyanamudra and the post of Kayotsarga, wherein the two hands are straight, that usually occur.
P. 23. The Jaina Tirthankaras are twenty-four in number, represented either seated in dhyāna or standing and distinguished one from another, only by their individual cognizances, the tree or dikshavriksha and other emblems which are often not very clear in sculpture. The exception is Ādinātha, who in addition is distinguished by his jațas. The bull is the cognizance of Adinātha, who is known also as Rishabhadeva, the elephant for Ajitanātha, the horse for Sambhavanātha, the monkey for Abhinandana, the wheel or curlew for Sumatinātha, the lotus for Padmaprabha, the svastika for Supärśvanātha, the moon for Chandraprabha the makara for Suvidhinātha, the śrivriksha for Śitalanātha, the rhinoceros for Sreyamsanātha, the buffalo for Vasupūjya, the boar for Vimalanatha, the falcon for Anantanātha, the Vajra for Dharmanātha, the deer for Sāntinātha, the goat for Kunthunātha, the fish for Aranātha, the water-pot for Mallinātha, the tortoise for Munisuvrata, the lily for Naminātha, the conch for Neminātha, the snake for Pārsvanātha and lion for Mahāvira. The snake's coils and the hoods over the head of the Tirthankara are additional distinguishing marks in the case of Supārsvanātha and Pārsvanātha, the number of hoods differing in either case. The yakshas and yakshiņis associated with each Tirthankara make up a regular host of deities associated with the Jaina faith and in andition there is the representation of Bahubali, the saintly son of the first Tirthankara, who is also called Gomateśvara.
Pp. 41-42. Srivasisa symbol : The srivatsa a very ancient symbol of the goddess of prosperity.
In Chāulkya sculptures, the Gupta tradition of ignoring the symbol is followed and it is absent on Vishnu's chest. It is also absent on the chest of Jaina Tirthankaras,
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