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30. Pramodchandra, Stone Sculpture in the Allahabad Museum, Bombay. 31. N.P. Joshi, op.cit., Figs. 36, 37. 33. V.A. Smith, op.cit., p1. XIII, Fig. 1. 34. Ibid., p.20. 35. Buhler, Epigraphia Indica, Vol. J. p.396, F.n. 28. 36. Ramayana, 1.32.12 (Bombay Edition) and 1.31.13 (Gorakhpur Edition). According to V.S. Agrawala, the term ayaga has been dervied from the Sanskrit world aryaka and is the same as ayaka which is some what correspending to the platform for flower offering known as pupphhadhana (Mahavamsa. 30.51) or puspagrahani vedika (saddharmapundarika, 239.3) (Indian Art, p. 231). However, for the purpose and source of the ayaga plarform see R. Sengupta, "The Jaina Ayaga-Platform at Mathura : An Interpretation", Bulletin of Museums & Archaeclogy in U.P. No. 9 ) June, 1972), pp 23-29. 37. V.S. Agrawala, 'Prachin Madhyamika ki Narayana-vatika, Poddar Abhinandana Grantha, pp.901-902 vide J.N. Banerjea, Religion in Art & Archaeology, Lucknow, 1968, p.9. 38. J.N. Banerjea, op.cit., p.10. 39. U.P. Shah, Studies in Jaina Art, Varanasi, 1955, p. 69; V.S. Agrawala, Indian Art, p. 232.
40. V.S. Agrawala, op. cit., p. 231. 41. Ibid., p. 232. 42. Debala Mitra, op.cit. p. 64.
List of Illustrations
1. Mathura, Ayagapatta (Cakra -pata), SML, J 248. 2. Mathura, Ayagapatta (Caitya-pata), AMM, Q. 2. 3. Mathura, Ayagapatta (Caitya-pata), SML, J, 255. 4. Mathura, Ayagapatta (Svastika-pata). SML, J. 250.
Alls Varanasi, Negative No. 18-83. 5. Mathura, Ayagapatta (Svastika-pata), AMM, 35-30.2563. 6. Mathura, Ayagapatta (Svastika-pata Tirthankara-pata),
AMM, 47-49; SML, J 249 Alls Varanasi Nagative No. A 2.8. 7. Mathura, Ayagapatta (Tirthankara-pata), SML, J. 252,
Alls Varanasi, Negative No. 18.66. 8. Mathura, Ayagapatta (Tirthankara-pata), SML, J. 252,
Alls, Varanesi, Negative No. 18.66. 9. Mathura, Fragment of an Ayagapatta, AMM, Q. 3.
A. Obverse
B. Reverse 10. Mathura, Ayagapatta, SML, J. 6864. 11. Mathura, Fragment of a Tympanum (Obverse) National Museum, New Delhi.
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