Book Title: Jinamanjari 2000 09 No 22 Author(s): Jinamanjari Publisher: Canada Bramhi Jain Society PublicationPage 30
________________ the disputed time of the division of Jainism to Digambaras and Svetāmbara. In his "The 'Dome of Heaven' in Asia," Alexander C. Soper suggested that such āyāgapaļas as the one shown in Figure 1 could be considered a more primitive form of what would later evolve into the great Buddhist mandalas. 12 Referring to what may appear to be a two-dimensional design in such painted mandalas, Stella Kramrisch pointed out that they must be interpreted as three-dimensional forms. 13 DIGAMBARA SAMAVASARANA (ENLARGEMENT OF CENTER) 3-Tiered Pedestal Bhavanapati-devis Gandhakuţi Bhavanapatis Vyan tara-devis -- Vyan taras Jyotişka-devig - Jyotiskas PORT Nuns and Women Kalpadevas Kalpadevis - Kings and Men • Male Ascetics Animals NORT4 NORTH > Eastern Road 2 AM Fig. 5. Digambara samavasarana - Enlargement of Centre. Drawing by Thomas A. Norton. Jain Education International 26 For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
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