Jaina Rock Cut Caves In Western India Part 01

Author(s): Viraj Shah
Publisher: Agam Kala Prakashan

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Description and Chronology of Caves Sculptures
J1 or Gopura
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Icon Seated Jina Seated Jina
Distinct Features Double chhatra (Fig. 16a) Mithuna couple in the attitude of kissing, beyond the chauribearer to right
Seated Jina Chakresvari
Seated in ardhapadmasana and twelve-armed. The right hands destroyed, except padma in the upper most hand and a sword in the second lower hand. In the left hands, from the lower hand are gada, chakra, śankha, chakra and padma. The lower most hand is destroyed. Seated figure of a Jina above the head. Her vahana, Garuda shown in human form below. Flanked by female chauri-bearers and another female holding a flower to right. Above her head, to right is a mithuna couple in the attitude of kissing and depicted horizontal so that they appear to be lying down. To the left is a female sleeping with a hand tucked under the head, similar to the posture of Jina's or Buddha's mother, seeing auspicious dreams before the birth of any Jina or Buddha. Probably representing Jina's mother at the time of the conception of Jina (Fig. 16b, Plate 47)
J2 or the main cave
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Icon
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Dancing Indra
Size L
Distinct Features Main Verandah 3.13m by 1.66m Eight-armed figure, dancing in chatura
posture. Lower left hand in gajahasta mudra, while the right hand kept on the left hand in sarpaśirsa mudrā. The second and third right hands damaged, the upper hand in arala mudra. The second and the third left hands from the lowest kept at the thigh level, but the mudrās not clear. The upper left hand raised up holding a snake. Surrounded by figures playing drums, musical instruments, flying couples and devotees (Fig. 160) Lower portion not carved. Two-armed, hands hanging down and objects not clear.
Attended by flying couples | 2.65m by 1.55m | Ten-armed, dancing in chatura posture.
Lower right hand in gajahasta mudrā, on
Goddess
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Dancing Indra