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Paintings of this manuscript are of superior quality, the lines drawn with a fine brush. On folio 2 the painting of the preceptor giving lessons is especially beautiful. Painting of the 14th century A. D., though done with very few pigments and almost free from Persian influence, reached a high stage. Figures are not static. With the help of curves and angles, and flexions of the face and body, the painter has succeeded in making the figures lively. Even without shading, landscapes and perspective, the painters of this school made their figures more lively and were successful in maintaining our interest in the story or in the scene depicted. KALPASUTRA of Bhadrabahu with KĀLAKAKATHA, private collection, size 39 x 6 cms.; copied in V. S. 1439. It contains KALPASŪTRA in folios 1-110 and KĀLAKAKATHA in folios 111-145. It has following illustrations - FI. 1 A Tirthankara, Fl. 2 Devānandā, Fl. 3a 14 Dreams, Fl. 3b Rşabhadatta and Devā. nanda, Fl. 5 Svapnapathaka, Fl. 6 Sakrastava, Fl. 7 Indra and Harinegamesi, Fl. 9 Garbhāpaharana, Fl. 10 Harinegameşi with the embryo, F). 13 Garbhasankramana, Fl. 16 Dreams, Fl. 20 Siddhartha and Trišala, Fl. 32 Trišala's sorrow and delight, Fl. 33 Birth of Mahāvīra and moving him to Meru by gods, Fl. 40 Abhişeka on Meru by Indra, Fl. 42 Donation, Fl. 47 Sibikā, Fl. 48 Sibikā, Fl. 50a Removal of hair (loca ), Indra takes the hair, Fl. 50b Kayotsarga by Mahāvīra, Fl. 53 Samavasa. raņa, Fl. 55 Liberation of Mahāvīra, Fl. 56 Gautama becomes Kevali, Fl. 60 Mahāvira as Siddha, Fl. 62a Birth of Pārsva, Fl. 62b Sibika and loca, Fi. 63 Kevala jñāna, Fl. 66 Moksa of Paráva, Fl. 67 Nemi's birth, Fl. 71 Kevala and mokşa, FL 76 Birth of Rsabha, Fl. 78 Diksa, and Kevela, F). Sla Moksa, Fl. 816, FI. 82 ganadharas, Fl. 93A Samavasarana, Fl. 93b Caturvidha Sangha, Fl. 109 Samavasaraṇa, Fl. 110 Caturvidha Sangha.
Fl. 111 Parents of Kalaka, Fl. 113 The preceptor and his pupils, Fl. 118 Sahi's court, Fl. 124 Kalaka, Fl. 126 Gardhabilla, Fl. 128a Gardhabilla as prisoner, Fls. 128b, 133a Kālaka as preacher, Fl. 133b Kālaka with sangha, Fl. 139 two monks
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