Jaina Iconography

SR No.: 011018
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: B Bhattacharya
Publisher: Motilal Banarasidas
Publication Year: 1974
Total Pages: 247
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 17 MB

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Jaina Iconography
of Varala, spcar, flower and club.1 The Diganibara form of the same deity is represented as riding on a crocodile and having the hands equipped with a clul), two lotuses and V'arada mudrā.
Like the previous one, this Yaksiņi, too, takes her part as a Vidyādevī. As such, the name borne by her is Gāndhāri. There is some essential connection between the Yakşiņi Gāndhāri's animal of a crocodile and the Vidyādevī Gāndhārī's animal of a tortoise. (andā or Pracandā seems to be, as the name indicates, a Jaina prototype of the Brāhmaṇic Caņdā or Durgā.
Viditā or Vijara or l'airoli
The Svetānbaras kuow this Yaksini as Viditā or Vijayā. She is described in their books as scated on a lotus and as having four hands with an arrow', noose, bow and snake. The Digambara Vairoţi appears in representations as riding on a snake (Gonasa) and bearing in her hands two snakes, bow and arrow 3
Vairoți figures also like others as a Vidyādevi. The other name of Viditā means 'learned onc'. This would suggest the
1. तथोत्पन्ना श्यामवर्णा चण्डा नामाश्ववाहना।
दक्षिणौ वरदशक्तिधारिणौ दधती भुजौ ॥ पाणी पुष्पगदायुक्तौ बिभ्रती दक्षिणेतरौ ।।
Hemacandra's l'âsubūjyacarita. Cr. श्यामा तुरगासना चतुर्दोःकरयोदक्षिणयोर्वरं च शक्तिम् । दधती किल वामयोः प्रसनं सुगदा सा प्रवरावताच्च चण्डी ॥
Achrodinakaru. 2. तथोत्पन्ना विदिताख्या हरितालसमद्युतिः ।
पद्मारूढा बाणपाशधरदक्षिणपाणिका । कोदण्डनागसंयुक्तदक्षिणेतरवाहुका ॥
Hemacandra's Vimulanülhacarita, Cr. विदितां देवी हरितालवर्णां पद्मारूढां चतुर्भुजाम् ।
__बाणपाशयुक्तदक्षिणपाणि धनुर्नागयुक्तवामपाणिम् ।। 3. वैरोटी नामतो देवी हरिद्वर्णा चतुर्भुजा। हस्तद्वयेन सपों द्वौ धत्ते गोणसवाहना ॥
Pratisthāsvirasamgraha (NMSS.Arrah Collection).