Iconography of Jaina Deites

pp. lii + 876, Figures Jainism has to its credit a large number of religious treatises enshrining besides the other religious practices, the lives and teachings of the Tirtha [more]

pp. lii + 876, Figures Jainism has to its credit a large number of religious treatises enshrining besides the other religious practices, the lives and teachings of the Tirthankaras, twenty-four in number, besides other minor deities. The iconography of these Jaina deities, some of which owe their origin to the Brahmanical faith is quite complex in nature. The iconography of these deities has been discussed at length, correlating it with the development of Jaina sculptural art from the earliest times to the medieval period. While doing so, the sculptural art as preserved in the Jaina temples at Deogarh, Khajuraho, Ku.[less]