Jinamanjari 2002 04 No 25

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

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Mukhacatuski -- it is the pillared porch attached to the entrance of a Jain temple complex. It has been well illustrated in the Šāntinātha temple at Kumbharia, Mt. Abu, etc.
Nali -- it is a jagati stairway which gets converted into a stairway channel or underground stairway when balanka-hall is superimposed over it. Its function is both psychological and physical in the sense that it does not, in the first instance, permit any glimpse of the interior of the temple, but it leads to a dramatic usher into the interior splendor.
Nandisvaradvipa -- the last island-continent of the Jaina cosmography.
Nandyāvarta -- a variant of swastiksa.
Navaranga -- a pillared temple hall covered with a ceiling divided into nine sections; central hall adjoining the sukanāsi parikara The unit which is at the back of Jina or a large prabhāvali, (halo) Trivaļi Circular lines on the neck of the Jina
Nisayā, Nişdi -- Jain memorial pillar or slab.
Padmaprabhāvali -- it is a divine symbol ‘halo' carved with lotus petals and stalk behind the head of the image.
Pañcāyatana -- a temple surrounded by four minor shrines. Pañcameru -- representation of five Merus of the Jain tradition. Pañca-tirthika -- image with five Jina figures. Parikara -- subsidiary figure of an image. Patralatā -- a frieze depicting creeper with foliage. Prabhāvali - nimbus round an image.
Pattaśālika -- it is a cloistered corridor erected in between the devakulikā and the main shrine complex. By virtue of the attachment to the devakulins it becomes a part of it and provides a circumambulatory path around the main complex. The pillars of the pattasõlika are shorter and are generally bereft of or have little decoration,
Phāṁsanā -- the stepped pyramidal roof.
Pratoli -- it is a gate like aperture spot at the main entrance of the Jain temple. It is seen in the caturmukha temple of Sava-Soma at Mt. Satrunjaya in Gujrat. When a balanaka or mukhamandapsa is provided, pratoli structure will be absent.
Pratihāryas -- associated symbols of Tirthankara images.
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