Jaina Temples of Western India

Author(s): Harihar Singh
Publisher: P V Research Institute Varanasi

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Faina Temples of Western India
Jaina temples of Gujarat of our period belong to the Svetämbara sect, he occupies an admirable position in the Jaina pantheon there. Indeed he gained so much popularity during the period that he is found represented in the narratives of the other Tirthankaras in the Jaina temples at Kumbharia, although he is associated with the life of Tirthankara Mahävira on ly. His popularity is also demonstrated by this that he substitutes Vidyādharas in the domes of the rangamand apa of the Mahävira and the Neminātha temples at Kumbharia.
The Pratibāras are shown as door-guardians, or they occur on the pillar-shaft; while the Kinnaras and Vidyadharas (Fig. 33), the denizens of the air, adorn the ceilings.
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