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Sumati-Jñana The twenty-third Tirthankara, Parsvanatha is seen standing in kayotsarga pose on a double pettaled lotus which is supported by two lions on the either side and a wheel on the centre. Two buds are seen attached to the main lotus. There are two tiny figures with over their head. They may be the Yaksa and Yaksi of the said Tirthankra. Besides the seven-hooded canopy, the entire image has been attached with the coils of the snake on the back portion. There are two flying vidyadharas on the top corners. On the two vertical sides of the slab, there are two pillars topped by chaitya medallions. Bharata and Bahubali can be seen with flywhisks. From the stylistic point of view, the image has been assigned to c. 9th century AD. Parsvanatha
Antiquity No : AY 217 Find Spot : Vaidyakhia Measurement : 2'6" X 1'00" Date
: c. 11th century AD Material : Chlorite stone. Another small but fine image of Parsvanatha (Pl. 34.3) has been brought from the Vaidyakhia village of Keonjhar district. It is a unique image surrounded by four other Tirthankara, each having two attendants on their either sides .All the images including the central one have been carved in kayotsarga pose while the central stele has the seven hooded snake canopy over its head while the other four images possesses only kevala tree over them. The upper two images (Rsabhanatha on right and Santinatha on left side) stand on lotus pedestal. Likewise the lower two images stand on the same level. The central figure of Parsvanatha is bigger than the other four standing images. Trivali (foldings) on the neck portion are clearly shown. The eyes of the central figure are half closed. The attendants and dancing apsaras of the small Tirthankaras are depicted in diminutive size. The artist has also kept balance while carving the body of the Tirthankaras, the size of the other four small Tirthankaras being less than half of the central figure.22 Beneath the pedestal, tiny figures of devotees, some Jaina monks, the lotus flower, the lion are also depicted. According to R.P. Mohapatra, in this image a rare feature i.e. flying vidyadharis holding garlands can be seen which is rarely find in Oissa.23 Mahavira
Antiquity No. : AY 22 Find Spot : Charampa Measurement : 4'3" X 2'3" Date
: c. 8th century AD Material . : Chlorite stone. This digambara Jaina image of the last Tirthankara Mahavira is standing on a visvapadma pedestal in the stereotyped kayotsarga pose (Pl. 34.4). The beauty of the image is otherwise
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