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contest, the two parties were to divine by intuition the particular article kept sealed within pitcher. The members of the vanquished party were to be impaled on stakes. Here, the failure of the Jains and the consequent punishment (execution) are depicted.
P. 224. n 34. The impalement of the Jains is celebrated in Sucîndram on the 6th night of the Ulsava. In Madura, the historical scene of its occurence, and in several other temples, it falls on the 7th day. The Uttarakāraṇāgama demands it to be celebrated on the 7th.
P. 238. The execution of the Jain disputants, bear the imprint of the district Tamilian features, conspicuous by their absence in the Utsavas of the Malayali Temples.
P. 301. In the past the ordeal, as an avowed instrument of divine power was invoked for the detection of criminals and settlement of disputes. "Tiruttakka Devar", the celebrated author of "Jivakacintamaņi" had to undergo the ordeal of handling a piece of red-hot iron in order to prove his purity. According to the Periya Purāņa the respective holy books of the Jains and Tirujnanasambanda, were subjected to the fire ordeal in order to prove their sanctity, and the Saiva cause Triumphed.
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P. 9. Kausambi, Dt. Allahabad-excavations-An almost life-size seated image of the Jaina Tirthankara Padmaprabhu, of the fourth-fifth century A. D., was found in a field nearby.
P. 18. Rajgir, Dt. Patna. Preservation-Removal of decayed concrete from the floor of the Jaina shrine.
P. 23. Mudubidri, Dt. South Kanara--very fine wood-carving on the pillars and ceilings cleared.
P. 31. Tirumalai, Dt. North Arcot-Paintings on the ceilings and walls of the cells of the Jain temple, cleared.
P. 38. Sculptures from Rajasthan-26 Jain images from Tonk bearing fifteenth century inscriptions and four marble Jain images from Sudarsan, Didwana were discovered.
P. 39. Liladeva near Limdi, Dt. Panch Mahal-7 Jain images (bronzes) of the 10th to the 12th centuries were recovered.
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