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Iconography of Parshvanatha at Annigere in North Karnataka – An Analysis

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dc.contributor.author Chavan, S.M.
dc.date.accessioned 2017-03-02T06:30:09Z
dc.date.available 2017-03-02T06:30:09Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.citation Chavan, Soumya Manjunath 2017. Iconography of Parshvanatha at Annigere in North Karnataka – An Analysis. International Conference on Buddhism and Jainism in Early Historic Asia, 16th – 17th February 2017, Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. p 33. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-955-704-025-7
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/16615
dc.description.abstract India being the country which is known to have produced three major religions of the world: Hinduism, Budhism and Jainism. Jainism is still a practicing religion in many states of India like Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. The name Jaina is derived from the word jina, meaning conqueror, or liberator. Believing in immortal and indestructible soul (jiva) within every living being, it’s final goal is the state of liberation known as kaivalya, moksha or nirvana. The sramana movements rose in India in circa 550 B.C. Jainism in Karnataka began with the stable connection of the Digambara monk called Simhanandi who is credited with the establishment of the Ganga dynasty around 265 A.D. and thereafter for almost seven centuries Jain communities in Karnataka enjoyed the continuous patronage of this dynasty. Chamundaraya, a Ganga general commissioned the colossal rock-hewn statue of Bahubali at Sravana Belagola in 948 which is the holiest Jain shrines today. Gangas in the South Mysore and Kadambas and Badami Chalukyans in North Karnataka contributed to Jaina Art and Architecture. The Jinas or Thirthankaras list to twenty-four given before the beginning of the Christian era and the earliest reference occurs in the Samavayanga Sutra, Bhagavati Sutra, Kalpasutra and Pumacariyam. The Kalpasutra describes at length only the lives of Rishabhanatha, Neminatha, Parshvanatha and Mahavira. The iconographic feature of Parsvanatha was finalised first with seven-headed snake canopy in the first century B.C. followed by other Tirthankaras. Each of the Tirhtankaras have specific yaksha and yakshi flanking them. There are many temples in Karnataka dedicated to Parshvanatha. The present paper attempts to discuss the iconography of Parshvanatha Tirthankara and with a special reference to the scultpure in the temple dedicated to him at Annigere, a village in Dharwad district in the Northern Karnataka. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject Parshvanatha en_US
dc.subject Tirthankara en_US
dc.subject Iconography en_US
dc.subject North Karnataka en_US
dc.title Iconography of Parshvanatha at Annigere in North Karnataka – An Analysis en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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