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Buddhists and the Jains the Chakra is "the wheel of the Law”, and with the Hindus, "the wheel of Life". The lion cognizance belongs to Mahāvīra, the 24th Tirthankara, but from the diminutive antelopes in addition it can be inferred that the pedestal has reference to Santinātha.
Pp. 22-23. An old Jain temple: The Sikharas and the cells of the three principal deities alone belong to the original structure. The chtef presiding deity is Rikabdeva or Ādinātha occupying the middle shrine, the other two are Mahāvīra and Neminātha. In course of renovatinn of the temple numerous sculptures were brought to light. Of these the most important are nine images of Tirthankaras. There is also a fine image of Mahāvīra, with the litile statuettes of the other 23 Tirthankaras arranged as a border.
Pp. 31–32. Discovery of an inscription of the time of Vikramāditya II, came to the throne in 1076 A. D.) cut on a broken stone, caived at the top with the figures of a Jina and some devotees. It contains a Jain incovation and an imprecatory verse. The prasent Jain temple is also known as the Manikya Swami Gudi among the villagers.
P. 33. The Jain Gudi has three shrines but here all the three cells are placed in a row facing the east with the principal one is the middle.
The Jain tower has plaster---carved images and other ornaments all round.
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YAZDANI, G. The Antiquities of Warangal. (JHAS, 1916, Pp. 37–47).
P. 47. Near the site of the old town of Anamkond there are several minor temples on the hill. One of them has numerous Jain figures carved in the rock and an inscription cut on a square pillar.
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MARSHALL, John. Remarks on the monuments of the Dekhan. (JHAS, 1916, Pp. 125-135).
P. 129. Contribution in an almost equal degree of the three great religious sects the Budhhists, the Hindus and the Jains, in the temple and monostaries of Ellora.
Pp. 130-131. Remarks on Jain temples : They are very perfect, very elaborate, very sumptuous, but one and all destitute of creative genius. They are richly decorated, but we are struk with their narrow nerveless design and
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