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Jain Art. By Jennifer L Marchal http://www.ne.jp/asahi/arc/ind/jaina/2_ ellora/ell_eng.htm http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/jainclip.html. Jainism Mahavira, the pathfinder to enlightenment, founder of Jainism (c. 599-527 BCE)
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Jain Art By Jennifer L Marchal http://www.ne.jp/asahi/arc/ind/jaina/2_ ellora/ell_eng.htm http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/jainclip.html
Jainism • Mahavira, the pathfinder to enlightenment, founder of Jainism (c. 599-527 BCE) • They believe in rebirth and the goal of purifying oneself of Karma in hopes to reach heaven. • Made cultural contributions in the fields of philosophy, literature, and art. • They made temples and manuscripts. • Believe in non-violence and exist peacefully with similar religions of Buddhism and Hinduism.
Temples • http://users.aol.com/hindunet/pics/temple_pics/71026.gif
A Svetambar Jain Temple at the foot of the hills at Parasnath • http://www.engr.mun.ca/~asharan/bihar/jainism.html
Cave Temples at Ellora • http://www.ne.jp/asahi/arc/ind/jaina/2_ ellora/ell_eng.htm
Chatrumukha Shrine • http://www.ne.jp/asahi/arc/ind/jaina/2_ ellora/ell_eng.htm
Examples of different types of Stambhas • http://www.ne.jp/asahi/arc/ind/jaina/2_ ellora/ell_eng.htm
Kharataravasi Tuk, Mt. Shatrunjaya • http://www.ne.jp/asahi/arc/ind/jaina/2_ ellora/ell_eng.htm Sonagiri Hill
Illustrated Manuscripts • The dance of the Apsaras. Illustrated page from a Jain manuscript of the Kalpasutra. From Western India , 15th century AD. National Museum ,New Delhi. http://www.indianartcircle.com/arteducation/page_23_jainArt.shtml
Illustrated Kalpa Sutra leaves from the 1500's; the red dots show where the hole can be made for stringing the leaves together • http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1300_1399/jainart/jainart.html
The Tirthankaras were depicted as unmoved by worldly events and supreme over gods and mortals, as in these paintings from the 1700's. • http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1300_1399/jainart/jainart.html
The Kalpa Sutra was central to the medieval tradition of illustrated manuscripts; here's an example from the 1400's • http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1300_1399/jainart/jainart.html
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1300_1399/jainart/jainart.htmlhttp://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1300_1399/jainart/jainart.html A Jain cosmic diagram, Gujarat, c.1500's
Statues, Drawings, etc. • http://www.indianartcircle.com/arteducation/page_23_jainArt.shtml Dancing figures. Detail of a carved pillar, Dilwara, Mount Abu. Chalukya 13th centuruy AD.
Biblography • The book • http://www.math.mcmaster.ca/peter/katie/jain/gallery.html • http://users.aol.com/hindunet/pics/temple_pics/71026.gif • http://users.aol.com/hindunet/pics/temple_pics/71057.gif • http://users.aol.com/hindunet/pics/temple_pics/71058.gif • http://www.engr.mun.ca/~asharan/bihar/jainism.html • http://www.indianartcircle.com/arteducation/page_23_jainArt.shtml • http://www.jainworld.org/pictures/temples/ • http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/jainclip.html • http://www.ne.jp/asahi/arc/ind/jaina/2_ ellora/ell_eng.htm • http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1300_1399/jainart/jainart.html