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Foot-Notes and References
1. Varanasi as an abode of Lord Siva is known as the avimukta and
mokṣadā city. It is the city where the sacred most river Mother Ganga flows who is beautifully adorned by the crescent shaped chain of 85-ghats (stepped river bank). These ghats are occupied by the buildings, Dharmshalas and temples of all the regions. 2. Kamal Giri, Maruti Nandan Tiwari, V. P. Singh, "Jaina Mandir aur Murtiyan", Kashi Ke Mandir aur Murtiyan, Varanasi, p 97103. Maruti Nandan Tiwari, "Potentials of Varanasi for tourismAn Overview", Dimensions of Tourism in Varanasi. National Seminar Souvenir held at Banaras Hindu University Varanasi in Dec. 7-9, 1998; p 34-37.
3. Sarnath in Varanasi is one of the sacred most places of the Buddhists, where Buddha gave his first sermon and as a consequence Sarnath developed as one of the most prolific Buddhist sites of India, producing two best creations of Indian art in the forms of Ashokan Lion pillar Capital and Gupta period Buddha image in dharmacakra pravartan-mudrā (preaching posture)
4. We have refrained from using the word Hinduism in narrow sense and instead we have used Vedic-Puranic.
Details of Illustrations
1. Ceiling of Rangamanḍapa of Vimala Vasahi, Mt. Abu (Rajasthan), 12th century A.D.
2. Ajitanatha Temple, Taranga (Gujarat), 12th century.
3. Jaina Temple, Ranakpur (Rajasthan), 14th century A.D.
4. Jaina Temples on Shatrunjaya hill (Gujarat), 12th-20th cent. A.D.
5. Jaina Temples, Shravanbelgola (Karnataka), 10th-12th cent. A.D.
6. Pārsvanatha Temple, Khajuraho (M.P.), 950-70 A.D
7. Mahāvīra, Varanasi (U.P.), Gupta period, in Bharat Kala Bhavan, Varanasi.
8. Neminatha, Rajghat, Varanasi (U.P.), 7th century A.D in Bharat Kala Bhavan, Varanasi.
9. Ṛṣabhanatha, Varanasi, 983 A.D. Pārsvanatha Digambara Jaina Temple, Bhelupura, Varanasi.
10. General view of Pārsvanatha
Śvetämbara Jaina Temple,
Bhelupur, Varanasi, 2000 A.D.
11. Sarasvati, Pārsvanatha Śvetämbara Jaina Temple, Bhelupur, Varanasi, 2000 A.D.
