Jain Bibliography

SR No.: 011050
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Chhotelal Jain
Publisher: Bharti Jain Parisad
Publication Year: 1945
Total Pages: 397
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 13 MB

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ARCH., ARTS, & MUSEUM REPORTS
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P. 184. The theory of the personification as a goddess of every human or divine activity has pervaded even Jainism and Buddhism.
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SRINIVAS, T. The Antiquities of Kulpak. (JHAS, 1916. pp. 14-36).
Pp. 15-16. Description of a female deity placed on a pedestal with four miniature pillars, and explanation of certain symbols found therein. The Chakra is one of the sacred emblems of the Buddhists, the Jains and the Hindus. With the Buddhists and the Jains the Chakra is "the wheel of the Law", and with the Hindus, "the wheel of Life". The lion cognizance belongs to Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, but from the diminutive antelopes in addition it can be inferred that the pedestal has reference to śāntinātha.
Pp. 22-23. An old Jain temple : The Sikharas and the cells of the three principal deities alone bclong to the original structure. The chief presiding deity is Rikabdeva or Ādinātha occupying the middle shrine, the other two are Mahāvīra and Neminátha. In course of re
ation of the temple numerous sculptures were brought to light. Of these the most important are nine images of Tirthaikaras. There is also a fine image of Mahāvīra, with the little statuettes of the other 23 Tirtharkaras arranged as a border.
P. 31-32. Discovery of an inscription of the time of Vikramā. ditya II, (came to the throne in 1076 A.D.) cut on a broken stone, carved at the top with the figures of a Jina and some devotees. It contains a Jain invocation and an imprecatory verse. The present Jain temple is also known as the Mānikya Svāmi Guļi among the villagers.
P. 33. The Jain Gudi has three shrines but here all the three cells are placed in a row facing the east with the principal one in the middle.
The Jain tower has plaster-carved images and other ornaments all round.