Matchless Pieces · 119 works
Jain Art
Kalpasutra manuscripts and the art of the tirthankaras.
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Sahib Ram
Shvetambara Jain Teacher Giving Instruction
Western India, Gujarat
Diagrams of the Universe: The Two-and-a-Half Continents, the Universe in the Shape of a Person, and the Seven Levels of Hell
Anonymous, Palanpur (Prahladanapura)
Genealogical text, folio 167 (verso) from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya
Western India, Gujarat
Birth of Mahavira, folio 40 (verso) from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat
Brahman Rishabhadatta’s speech, folio 5 from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat
Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Queen Trishala Reclining
Anonymous, Rajput Kingdom of Kishangarh
Folio 18 from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karamachand: Ravana battles the great vulture Jatayu and defeats him by throwing stones in his mouth (recto); Jatayu approaches Rama and Lakshmana who are wondering where Sita could be (verso)
Anonymous, Palanpur (Prahladanapura)
Two nuns teaching lay women, colophon page of folio 167 (recto) from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya
India, Rajasthan, Medieval period
Jina (Tirthankara)