Jinamanjari 2002 04 No 25

Author(s): Jinamanjari
Publisher: Canada Bramhi Jain Society Publication

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Some Important Architectural Constituent Parts of Jain Temple" eight auspicious symbols dedicated in Jain temples and worshipped along with Jaina metal images.
Aṣṭāmangala
Aṣṭāpada eight terraced mountain where the first Jina Rṣabha attained nirvāṇa.
Āyāga-paţa slab carved with sacred Jina figures and
symbols.
Balanka generally speaking, it is the hall at the entrance; often it may figure in other locations. The oldest example of balanka is the hall above the jagati-stairway of Mahavira temple at Osia. Baldachin a corel-domed roof resting on the inner quadrangle of rangamandapa. This motif was invented in western India in the second half of the tenth century, and later was adopted by the builders of the mosque.
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Bāvanadhvaja Jinālaya -- a Jain temple surrounded by a row of 52 devakulikās adorned with 52 flag staves.
Bhadraprasada this is a constituent part of the girdle of devakulikās in the Jain temple complex of 24 and 52. It is coaxial with the transepts of the rangamaṇḍapa and distinguished from its companions by its relative largess and protrusion. It has been mentioned in the Vastuvidya of Visvakarma in cconnection with the elevational scheme of a Jain temple.
Bhadrasana - a rigid sitting posture.
Bhamandala -- halo
samavasarana.
images.
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Bhamati -- colonnaded passage of a medieval Jain temple. Bhavatara the previous life scenes of a Jina.
24 devakulikās.
Caitya-prasāda-bhūmi -- region enclosed by the dhuliśāla. Caitya-vrkṣa tree-shaped structures found
in the
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Caitya --window
Caitya --dormer design; same as kūḍu
Caturmuka -- shrine with openings on all four sides.
Caturviṁśati Jinālaya
Caturvimsatipaṭṭa
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a Jain temple surrounded by a row of
Devakulika
it is a small shrine; on its own accord a subsidiary shrine facing bhamati, but generally in relation to a larger
a stele, frieze or image with 24 Jina
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