Book Title: Life in Ancient India as Depicted in Jain Canons
Author(s): Jagdishchandra Jain
Publisher: New Book Company

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________________ ARTS AND SCIENCES 187 which were stuffed and made of cloth (sanghaim).104 Wc arc told that in the picture-gallcı y of prince Valladinna the pictures were imbuud with coquettish sentiments and feelings (hā ablaval, thc play of the cves (vilāsa) and amoious gestures (hibboja) 10 Jiyasattu is mentioned as another king who owned a picture gallery Ticare told that, when the consti uction of this galloy Walk in progics, a paintci's daughtc) foi mcd the design of a peacock feather in the noaic floor 'hollinelula) Iliching under tlie falsc impre,on of its being natural was tempted to pick it, but in his attempt thc nails of singers stiuchamst thc lloon and he liurt his hand 106 Dummuha is minticucca sull anotlıcı king to have a pictuic-gullois When this pinnaclid ellery vas icadı he entucd it with grcal cercmony 107 (0) (11PILRI Sculptuic rostlut olmaga wakiugi conlucily old in cucin loria Job The Fall 1. tously loi Cum clcclel by Indian artists scuins to haic been wood int thahnnen on the noih in wood has been referred to above The Ipaalara Bhasonicfers to thc agcljattaka whose wooden figure was built and worshipped by his son 10 We also hcar os images made of plaster puttha), 110LY (dinta) and stone seiu).110 The Marathonmaha'mcntions a golden image of Vallı with a hole in its head which was covered with a lid " Then we come acıoss a mechanical image porto prima) of a liuman being which could walk, openi and shut its cyrs It is said that in Yavana county sucli images were turned out in grcaliunıbci 112 anotherspccinen of linc workmanship in mechanical toy is supplied by thic mechanical clcphant (amamayahuthi) manufactuied by ling Paduoti to captuic Udayana of Kosainbi 113 (9) RAMITECTUL The art of housc building irlthcm) was an important ait in ancient India There were calthupalhayas ou men qualificd foi testing sites for house building 14 Tanıthai or an archulcct is counted as onc of the fourteen 'jewels' 115 In building a new house in thc city it is said that, firstly, the land is exammcd, then it is levelled, then rings (undirão) 104 Nāyā 13, p 112 J05 bed 8, p 50 il 101 Uttară Ti 9, p . 107 Ibid, p 135 Dhinapalilias incnlioncd ihr pas ole haiti z nolu liom Dha napala's Filakanan,ait by Sivalainmuiu, Tindul culture, Vol II, pp 199.210, also Ilic Indian Painter and his art in thc Cul'un al llentig' of India, I ol [II P 575 11 by the same author. 108 l'or characteristic features of the sculptures of the valu puisse Gopinath, 7 he lloments of Hindu Iconogi aphy pp 33-37,0 C Gangoly, Indian Sculptur The Cultural Heritage of India, Vol III, pp 336-334 109 2 11 110 Brh Blă 1 2469. 113 Brh Bhå 4 4915. 111 8, p 93. 11) Aca cū II, P 161. 114 Ibid ITP 177. 11 Jambu Si 3.55, p. 229, also sce Ramazanu II, 0 Ilf.

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