Elements of Jaina Iconography
Author | : Maruti Nandan Prasad Tiwari |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Art, Jaina |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Maruti Nandan Prasad Tiwari |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Art, Jaina |
ISBN | : |
Author | : R. T. Vyas |
Publisher | : Abhinav Publications |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9788170173168 |
The Present Volume Is Published By The Oriental Institute, M.S. University Of Baroda In Sacred Memory Of Late Dr. U.P. Shah, Ex-Deputy Director And General Editor, Ramayana Deptt. Of The Institute. It Contains Research Articles Specially Written By Scholar-Friends Of Dr. Shah From The World Over, Ranging From Jaina Philosophy, Jaina Iconography, Art-History To Indian Literature In General, As His Interest Too Ranged To All The Afore-Mentioned Subjects. As Will Be Evident From The Life-Sketch And The Bibliography Of His Works, Dr. Shah Made An Impact In The Field Of Jaina Iconography And Art-History, Though He Handled, With Equal Felicity, Subjects Related To Oriental Studies. Some Of The Articles Appearing In This Volume Break New Ice Regarding Certain Knotty Points Of Jaina Philosophical Thought And Religious Practices. It Would Be Helpful To View The Contents Of This Volume From The Standpoint Of Long, Mutual Affinity And Correlatedness Of The Ancient Vedic And Jaina Traditions That Flourished Coevally Over A Great Stretch Of Time In This Country Of Uncommon Tolerance And Understanding Of Opposing Ideas And Ideals, Evincing Brilliant Insights Into The Problems Of Being And Consciousness Ever Probed By Human Mind. The Methodology Of Symbolical Representation Of Transcendental Principles And Perceptions Evolved In Both Jaina And Brahmanical Traditions Of Thought Is Well-Documented In This Volume, Which Will Prove To Be A Treasure For The Students Of Oriental Studies In General And Indology In Particular
Author | : Umakant Premanand Shah |
Publisher | : [Ahmedabad] : Gujarat State Committee for the Celebration of 2500th Anniversary of Bhagav̄an Mah̄av̄ira Nirv̄ana : distributors, L.D. Institute of Indology |
Total Pages | : 774 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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Author | : Jyontindra Jain |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 103 |
Release | : 2023-09-29 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9004666702 |
Author | : Umakant Premanand Shah |
Publisher | : Abhinav Publications |
Total Pages | : 470 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Jaina art |
ISBN | : 9788170172086 |
The JAINA-RUPA-MANDANA Volume I is an authentic work on Jaina iconography from the pen of a well-known authority on the subject, Dr. Umakant P.Shah, an eminent Indologist and art-historian with specialization in Jaina art and literature. Illustrated profusely with over two hundred monochrome plates, the work is a standard textbook and a very useful guide to all students in Indian art and archaeology and to Museum Curators. The work is supplemented with a large number of iconographic tables for images of all important Jaina gods and goddesses. Dr. Shah, the author, has for the first time given solutions to various basis problems of Jaina iconography supported with ample evidence from both archaeology and literature including unpublished original texts still in manuscripts.
Author | : John Cort |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2010-01-21 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0195385020 |
John Cort explores the narratives by which the Jains have explained the presence of icons of Jinas (their enlightened and liberated teachers) that are worshiped and venerated in the hundreds of thousands of Jain temples throughout India. Most of these narratives portray icons favorably, and so justify their existence; but there are also narratives originating among iconoclastic Jain communities that see the existence of temple icons as a sign of decay and corruption. The veneration of Jina icons is one of the most widespread of all Jain ritual practices. Nearly every Jain community in India has one or more elaborate temples, and as the Jains become a global community there are now dozens of temples in North America, Europe, Africa, and East Asia. The cult of temples and icons goes back at least two thousand years, and indeed the largest of the four main subdivisions of the Jains are called Murtipujakas, or "Icon Worshipers." A careful reading of narratives ranging over the past 15 centuries, says Cort, reveals a level of anxiety and defensiveness concerning icons, although overt criticism of the icons only became explicit in the last 500 years. He provides detailed studies of the most important pro- and anti-icon narratives. Some are in the form of histories of the origins and spread of icons. Others take the form of cosmological descriptions, depicting a vast universe filled with eternal Jain icons. Finally, Cort looks at more psychological explanations of the presence of icons, in which icons are defended as necessary spiritual corollaries to the very fact of human embodiedness.
Author | : K. L. Chanchreek |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Architecture, Jaina |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Kristi L. Wiley |
Publisher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2009-06-17 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0810863375 |
Jain is the term used for a person who has faith in the teachings of the Jinas ('Spiritual Victors'). Jinas are human beings who have overcome all passions (kasayas) and have attained enlightenment or omniscience (kevala-jnana), who teach the truths they realized to others, and who attain liberation (moksa) from the cycle of rebirth (samsara). At the core of these teachings is nonviolence (ahimsa), which has remained the guiding principle of Jain ethics and practices to this day. In comparison with other religious traditions of South Asia, Jains are few in number, comprising less than one percent of India's population. The lay and mendicant communities of the Jain, however, have maintained an unbroken presence in India for more than 2,500 years and have influenced its culture throughout this time. The A to Z of Jainism covers the history of Jainism that spans a period of more than 2,500 years. The history, values, concepts, and scriptures; eminent mendicant, lay leaders, and scholars; and places, institutions, social, and cultural factors are covered in over 450 dictionary entries. This comprehensive reference work also includes an introductory essay, explanation of the Jain scriptures, chronology, appendixes, and bibliography. This book provides an excellent introduction and overview to Jainism for scholars, students, and general readers.
Author | : Lisa Owen |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2012-04-03 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9004206299 |
Drawing on art historical, epigraphical, and textual evidence, this book is the first full-scale reconstruction of medieval Jain activities at Ellora. It not only highlights the understudied Jain caves, but examines them in concert with Ellora's Hindu and Buddhist monuments.