Book Title: Jinamanjari 2000 09 No 22 Author(s): Jinamanjari Publisher: Canada Bramhi Jain Society PublicationPage 29
________________ from the āyāgapatas from Mathurā."10 Padmanabh Jaini, on the other hand, in his discussion of what he refers to as the 'votive slabs' from Mathurā, says, "This scene, of course, is the samavasaraṇa so often described in Jaina literature." 11 DIGAMBARA SAMAVASARANA Mānastambha Chaityaprasadabhumi Road Khātikā-bhūmi Vall1-bhūmi Upavana-bhumi PODERARE Lak gun Ivaramandapa Bhavana-bhūms NORTH > Kalpaka-vsikşabhumi Davaja-bhumi Fig. 4. Digambara samavasarana plan. Drawing by Thomas Norton. Now it is further known that the two Jaina traditions -- Digambara and Svetāmbara -- each have different literary descriptions of the samavasaraņa, or preaching hall of the Jina. (Figures 5-8) [11] Thus, āyāgapaļas must be analyzed with both versions in mind. Concomitantly, such a study may shed light on Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
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