Iconography of Hindus Buddhist and Jains

________________ JAIN YAKSHAS (Contd.) 180 SHANMUKHA OR CHATURMUKHA PATALA (Fig. 77) KINNARA (Fig. 80) GARUDA (Fig. 79) GANDHARVA (Fig. 78) KHENDRA OR YAKSHENDRA OR JAYA Hands Eight or twelve Six Six Twelve Attributes in hands S.-Fruit, disc, arrow, sword, noose, rosary, mongoose, discus, bow, fruit, goad and protection pose D.-Axe, scimitar, rosary, shield, staff, etc S.-Lotus, sword, noose, S.-Lotus, citrus, mon- mongoose, fruit, rosary goose, rosary, mace, D.-Goad, spear, bow, protection pose rope, plough and fruit D.-Disc, thunderbolt, goad, club, rosary, and boon-conferring posture Four S.-Citrus, lotus, mon- goose, rosary D.-Lotus, fruit. thun derbolt and discus Four S.-Boon-giving, noose, citrus, goad D.-Snake, noose, bow and arrow S.-Citrus, arrow. sword, club, noose, abhaya, bow, mongoose, fruit, spear, goad and rosary D.-Bow, thunderbolt. noose, club, goad, boonconferring posture, fruit, arrow, garland. etc. Conch or Peacock Vehicle : Peacock Dolphin or Makara Bull or Boar or Elephant Bird or Swan (S) or Garuda Blue or Dark-blue Dark-blue Attendant of Sāntinātha - Colour White or Dark-blue Dark-blue or Blue Misc. Four or six-headed. Has the designation and attributes of Kärttikeya Red Red Three faces. A canopy of Three faces three-hooded snake. Presiding spirit of the Nägas Six faces, three eyes and ten hands are attributed to him by some texts KUBERA VARUNA BHRIKUTI SARVAHNA OR GOMEDHA PARSHVA OR DHARANENDRA (Fig. 70) MATANGA (PI. 193, 196, Fig. 67) Oiher Form Hands Eight or twelve Six Attributes in hands S.-Varada, axe, spear, abhaya, citrus, sakti, club and rosary D.-Shield (Phalaka) bow, staff, lotus, sword, arrow, axe, noose and varada Four (D), Eight (S) S. --Citrus, mace, arrow, spear, lotus, mongoose, bow and axe D.Shield, sword, fruit, boon-giving pose Eight S.--Citrus, spear, macc, abhaya, axe, mongoose, vajra, rosary D.-Shield, sword, bow, arrow, goad, lotus, disc, boon-conferring posture S.--Citrus, axe, mongoose, trident, spear D.-Hammer, axe, staff, fruit, thunderbolt and the boon-giving posture Four Two S.-Ichneumon, snake, S.-Mongoose and citrus, snake citron D.-Snake, noose, boon- D.-Boon-conferring giving posture posture and fruit Vehicle Bull Elephant Bull or Makara White Man or a Flower Dark-blue Tortoise Black or Blue Colour Red Elephant Kunkum or red or rainbow colour Four faces Blue or Green Misc. Three-eyed and matted hair Four faces. This Yaksha is also called Nandiga and seems to have con- nection with Nandi, the vehicle of Siva Three faces. Also known as Pushpayāna. (This means he has a flower as his vehicle) Also a snake canopy over his head Dharmachakra symbol on his head (See page 179) S-Svetambara D=Digambara

SR No.	011008
Book Title	Iconography of Hindus Buddhist and Jains
Original Sutra Author	N/A
Author	R S Gupte
Publisher	D B Taraporewale Sons and Co Pvt Ltd
Publication Year	1980
Total Pages	262
Language	English
Classification	Book_English
File Size	12 MB

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