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P. 6. Hills of Rājagriha littered with Jain temples.
Pp. 16-19. Temple of Ādinātha locally known as Andharia Dhandaria-A Jain temple by the side of a modern Jain temple--fully described-image of Rishabhadeva seated on pedestal --of 8th century A. D.-gift of Vajantanandin. Another mutilated image being the gift of Thiroka. Sculptures of Pārsvanātha and Mahāvira in the inside central chamber-seated Jain figure of a male and female to the north of the temple--images of Neminātha and of Mahāvīja with a 5th century A. D. inscription to the north.
P. 19 Antiquity of the Jain establishments recorded in Hiuen-Tsang, A Jain image enclosed to the Siva temple.
P. 21. Maniyār Math originally applied to small Jaina shrine built on the top of a brick mound. Discovery of the figure of Pārsvanätha by Cunningham in 186162 by sinking a shast near the Math.
P. 28. Sonbhāndar caves a settlement of Jains at a time. Six small figures of Tirthankaras carved in relief represent Padmaprabhu, Pārsvanātha and Mahāvira.
P. 29. Mention of Sonbhāndar Caves excavated in 3rd or 4th century A. D. by a Jain ascetic recorded in an inscription. Sikhara--shaped sculpture depicting Jain figure placed in the Western cave ----Jain figures on the pedestals.
Plate III-General view of Maniyār Math. Plate IV-Group of Pottery at Maniyār Math. Plate V-Stucco images on the central shrine at the Maniyār Math.
Plate VII (a) Sonbhāndar caves.
(b) Jain images in the Eastern cave. Plan of old and New Rājgir, Patna District showing location of Jain and other temples.
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V. S. AGARWALA. A short guide-book to the Archaeological Section of the Provincial Museum, Lucknow, Allahabad, 1940.
P.1 The sculptures in the Archaeological Section of the Provincial Museum, Lucknow belong to the ancient site of Kankāli Tilā near Mathurā. These date from the second century B. c. to about 1000 A. D. The specimens removed en bloc to the Lucknow Mu'eum, were of the great Mathura School, and consisted of seated and standing images of the different Jaina Tirthankai as, beautifully caived
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