Jaina Iconography

Author(s): B Bhattacharya
Publisher: Motilal Banarasidas

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CONTENTS
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Foreu ord Preface
xxx Bibliograply of Printed and Ms. Texts
xxxii List of Illustrations Introdı.clion
1-25 Fundamentals of Jaina Religion; The Digambaras and the Svetāmbaras. Who are the Tirthankaras ?; Origin of Jaina Images; Jaina Temple-worship; Classes of Jaina Gods and Goddesses; The Main characteristics of Jaina Images; Centres of Jaina
pilgrimage; Age of Image worship. CHAPTERS 1. THE TIRTHANKARAS
26-64 The Twenty-four Jinas; Jina Quadruple; Adinātha or Rşabhanātha; Ajitanātha; Sambhavanātha; Abhinandananātha: Sumatinātha; Padmaprabha; Supärávanātha; Chandraprabha; Suvidhinātha; Śītalanātha; Sreyāmšanātha; Vāsupūjya; Vimalanātha; Anantanātha; Dharmanātha; Sāntinātha; Kunthanātha; Aranātha; Mallinātha; Munisurvrata ; Naminātha ; Neminātha ; Pārsvanātha ; Mahavira.
THE YAK ŞAS AND SASANADEVATAS 65-85 General remarks; Gomukha; Mahāyakşa; Trimukha; Yakşeśvara; Tumbara; Kusuma or Puspa Yakşa; Mātanga or Varanandi; Vijaya or Syāma Yakşa; Ajita; Brahma Yakşa; Isvara Yakşa; Kumāra Caturmukha or Şanmukha Yakşa; Pātāla Yakşa; Kinnara Yakşa; Garuda Yakṣa of Sāntinātha; Gandharva Yakşa; Khendra or Yakşendra; Kubera; Varuna; Bhệkuţi; Gomedha or Gomeda;
Pāríva or Dharaṇendra; Mātariga Yakşa. III. THE YAKȘINIS
86-107 General remarks; Cakre vari; Ajitā or Rohiņi; Duritāri or Prajîapıi; Vajra-Śrmkhalā or Kāli;