Book Title: Jaina Iconography
Author(s): B Bhattacharya
Publisher: Motilal Banarasidas

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________________ Navagrahas 119 Budha Two different types of description occur in the Svetāmbara books for the image of Budha. According to one he should be represented as riding on a swan and holding a book in his hand." The other type makes the figure riding a lion and having the attributes of a sword, shield, club and Varada.? Budha is known as the son of the Moon and the ruler of the north. The Digambara account informs us mcrcly of a book for the planet. Brhaspati In this case, 100, the Svetāmbara literature furnishes iwo different accounts. Conforming to the one, the image should bear a book and ride a swan, to the other, he should hold the attributes, in his four hands, of a rosary, staff, kamandalu and Varada. He is the ruler of the north-castern quarters. The Diganıbara Bșhaspati sits on a lotus and holds a book, Kamandalu and a rosary." 1. प्रिय१प्रख्याङ्गो गलदमलपीयूषनिकपस्फुरद्वारीत्राणि (?) कृतसकलशा स्त्रोपचयधी: · · 'शशिसुतः । 'ओं नमः श्रीबुधाय · · 'उत्तरदिगधीशाय .. कलहंसवाहनाय पुस्तकहस्ताय । (Arivadinakara MMSS. Ramaghāta). 2. सिंहारूढो बुधः पीतमाल्याम्बरधरः । वरदं खङ्गयुक्तञ्च खेटकेन समन्वितं गदया च समायुक्तं । . . . Nirrānakulikā (Agra). १. बिम्बं खं शशिनोऽष्टयोजनमतीत्योचं व्रजद्भ जवात् । क्रोशार्धप्रमितं कुजस्थितिरितो वर्णीष्टिमुत्पुस्तकम् ॥ Pratisthāsāruidhara. 4. शास्त्रप्रस्तारसार · श्रीगुरवे बृहस्पतये ईशान दिगधीशाय · 'पीतवस्त्राय पुस्तकहस्ताय हंसवाहनाय । Acāradinakara. Cr. पीतो देवगुरुर्लेख्यः शुभ्रश्च भृगुनन्दनः । चतुर्भिर्बाहुभिर्युक्तश्चित्रकर्म विशारदः । वरदः साक्षसूत्रश्च कमण्डलुधरौ तथा । दण्डिनौ च तथा बाहू विभ्राणः परिकल्पयेत् । ..Nirranakalika. 5. तच्चाराद्रसयोजनरुपरि या तद्वद्विमानं मनागूनक्रोशमितः सपुस्तककमण्डल्वक्षसूत्रोऽब्जगः । Pratişthāsāroddhāra.

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