Jain Art


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Khajuraho: Jain temples
(Courtesy Raff Patel)
Khajuraho: Jain temple Parshvanatha (10th c)
(Courtesy Raff Patel)

Vidyadevi (Rajastan, 11th c, Univ of Michigan)

Badami: Jain cave 4


Badami: Jain cave 4

Badami: Jain cave 4

Badami: Jain cave 4

Badami: Jain cave 4


Jain temples of Mt Abu (Dilwara)

Mt Abu (Dilwara)


Goddess Sachika (Rajastan, 1179, Raphael Star Collection)

Goddess Sarasvati (Gujarat, 1153, LACMA)

Ajitanatha (Gujarat, 1062, Norton Simon Museum)

Parsvanatha (Uttar Pradesh, 10th c, Kolkata Museum)


Goddess Ambika (Bihar, 6th c, LACMA)

"Life of Parsvanatha" (Gujarat, 1475)

"Life of Parsvanatha" (Gujarat, 1475)

"Life of Parsvanatha" (Gujarat, 1475)


Kalpasutra and Kâlakâchârya Katha manuscript (15th c, San Diego Museum)

Kalpasutra and Kâlakâchârya Katha manuscript (15th c, San Diego Museum)

Jina (Uttar Pradesh, 3rd c AD, Frei Collection)

Jina (Uttar Pradesh, 5th c AD, Lucknow Museum)


Jina (Madhya Pradesh, 6th c AD, Frei Collection)

Four Jinas (Uttar Pradesh, 7th c AD, LACMA)

Rishabhanatha (Uttar Pradesh, 10th c)

Neminatha (Rajastan, 11th c, Smithsonian)


Parsvanatha (Bangladesh, 11th c, San Francisco Asian Art Museum)

Rishabhanatha and Mahavira (Orissa, 12th c, British Museum)

Jina (Karnataka, 9th c, LACMA)

Parsvanatha (Karnataka, 12th c, British Museum)


Baladeva (Uttar Pradesh, 3rd c AD)

Jinas (Uttar Pradesh, 7th c, LACMA)

Goddess Ambika (Orissa, 12th c, Albert Museum)

Yaksha Dharanendra (Karnataka, 10th c, Nelsion-Atkins Museum)


Yakshas (Karnataka, 10th c, Norton Simon Museum)

Monument

Yaksha (10th c, British Museum)

Nymph (Rajastan, 15th c, LACMA)


Pedestal of Kankali Tila (2nd c AD)

Yakshi (2nd c AD)

Harinegameshin (2nd c. AD)

Baladeva (3rd c AD)


Sarasvati (3rd c)

Jina Rishabhanatha/ Adinatha (3rd c AD)

Unidentified Jina (3rd c AD)

Neminatha (4th c)


Unidentified Jina (5th c)

Unidentified Jina (6th c)

A svetambara (6th c AD)

A svetambara (6th c. AD)


Ambika (6th c)

Lakulisa/ Shiva (7th c)

Jina Rishabhanatha (7th c. AD)

A Jain family (7th c)


Four Jinas (7th c)

Samvara and Parsvanatha (7h c)

Suparsvanatha (9th c)

Copper altarpiece (10th c)


Rishabhanatha stele (10th c AD)

Rishabhanatha stele (10th c AD)

Samvara and Parsvanatha (10th c)

Samvara and Parsvanatha (10th c)


Dharanendra (10th c)

Neminatha stele (10th c)

Rishabhanatha altar (10th c)

A Jain family (10th c)


Dharanendra (10th c)

Dharanendra (10th c)

Dharanendra (10th c)

Two yakshas (10th c)


Two yakshas (10th c)

Yakshi (10th c)

Colossal statue of Gommateshwara Bahubali (948 AD) in Shravanabelagola

Parsvanatha stele (11h c)


Neminatha stele (11th c)

Rishabhanatha (11th c)

Jina Rishabhanatha/ Adinatha (11th c AD)

Nandisvara (1039)


Sarasvati (1061)

Jina Ajitanatha (1062)

Rishabhanatha and Mahavira (12th c)


Parsvanatha (12h c)

Parsvanatha (12th c)

Parsvanatha (12th c)

Ambika (12th c)


Mahavira (1108)

Sarasvati (1153)

Sarasvati (1153)

Sachika Devi (1179)


Sadhadeva (1185)

Ambika (13th c)

A gandharva drummer (13th)


Nymph (13th c)

Nymph (13th c)

Nymph (15th c)

Cosmographical diagram (15th c)


Cosmographical diagram (15th c)

Cosmographical diagram (15th c)

Life of Parsvanatha painting (15th c)

Life of Parsvanatha painting (15th c)


Life of Parsvanatha (15th c)

Tantric diagram with Pratyangira (16th c)

Diagram of Suri Mantra (17th c)

Cosmographical diagram (17th c)


Cosmographical diagram (17th c)

Jain Diagram of Manushyaloka (18th c)


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