Mahavira and his Teaching

Author(s): C C Shah, Rishabhdas Ranka, Dalsukh Malvania
Publisher: Bhagwan Mahavir 2500th Nirvan Mahotsava Samiti

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N. P. JOSHI
The record runs as follows:
पचेस्टा ( प्रतिष्ठा ) संवत् १६५२ माराजाधिराज चीतोरगटका काल करत आज कर आज करना अब ओ सखि ताजा तन दमन दे ध्यान दे रखियो धरम बचाय कर । कुधर्मके कारणो सरवस दियो गवाय प्राण जाय तो जाने दे रखियो धरम बचाय । (न) ही सोच निज ह्रिदयमे कहो अरज दुष्पाप । सुरज तपती तपकर वीर मात्र - क जाण सपरस - गसि इन्द्रनृप धरती स
The antiquity came to the museum on 16-4-1914.
12. Tirthankra unidentified
(Acc. No. 59, 87, Size 13.7 cm.)
Tirthankra seated on a lion throne in usual style. The entire figure is so much worn out that it is difficult to recognize the lanchana and identify the teacher. The image once bore an inscription on its back, but now it is totally obbliterated leaving a few traces only. It is impossible to make out any thing of them. 13. Slab showing a Tirthankara with other twenty three teachers (Acc. No. 0.89, Size 27.5 x 15.7 cm.)—
Solid brass image showing a Caturvimsatika patta, with a prominent central figure. It has several decorative motifs such as arches, scrolls, peacock seated on projection, auspicious symbols sacred couples, etc.
The present piece is very bad copy of some metal or stone paṭṭa which would have belonged to c. 12th-13th century A.D. 14. Jaina Teacher-(Fig. 6)
(Acc. No. 0.244; Size 8.5 x 7 cm.)
Brass image of a Jaina teacher seated cross legged on an hexagonal seat. The figures which is in round has sharp features and is a specimen of solid casting. It does not bear any lanchanas.
This brass image is a fine piece and can be very closely compared with a Jaina image, now in Berlin, (Klaus Bruhn the
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