Jaina Shrines In India

Author : O. P. TANDON
Publisher : Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
ISBN 13 : 8123024541
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jaina Shrines in India written by O. P. TANDON and published by Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. This book was released on 1986 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will help create in its readers a thirst for a closer study and a greater understanding of the spiritual geniuses of Jainism.

Author : Om Prakash Tandon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788123010137
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jaina Shrines In India written by Om Prakash Tandon and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Object Of The Monograph Is To Inform The Readers About The Jain Shrines, Their Locations, Antiquity, Historicity Or Chronology As Also The Legends Surrounding The Places And Persons. Also Furnishes Facts About The Artistic And Architectural Features Of Those Shrines.

Author : George Michell
Publisher : Acc Art Books
ISBN 13 : 9781788841382
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Temples of Deccan India written by George Michell and published by Acc Art Books. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * A visually stunning exploration of the Deccan Indian architectural history* A matching companion book to Islamic Architecture of Deccan India (ACC Art Books, 2018)* Blueprint-style plans of temples accompany 300+ photographs* Contains maps guiding would-be travelers to these temple sitesThis beautifully illustrated book showcases the Hindu and Jain temples of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka built prior to the invasion of peninsular India by the Delhi sultans at the end of the 13th century. Unlike temples in many other parts of India, those of the Deccan are well preserved, with their wealth of figural and decorative carvings miraculously intact. They demonstrate the development of Indian sacred architecture and art over a span of more than 600 years. Focusing on some 50 historical sites, the Temple Architecture of Deccan India begins with artificially excavated "cave" shrines dedicated to various Hindu deities, before proceeding on to examine free-standing Hindu and Jain monuments sponsored by successive rulers of the Deccan. Attention is paid to the beautiful sculptures found on temple basements, walls, brackets and ceilings. Carved in crisp relief, and sometimes even in three dimensions, these carvings are among the greatest glories of Indian stone art. Among the featured highlights are the cave temple on the island of Elephanta, with its stupendous representation of three-headed Sadashiva; the colossal, monolithic Kailasa temple at Ellora, a technical feat unsurpassed in the entire history of Indian architecture; the magnificent columned pavilion at Hanamkonda, now currently being reconstructed; and the temple at Belur, with its exquisitely carved female figural brackets. Specially commissioned plans of temple layouts accompany 300+ photographs. and clarify the succession of dynasties that governed the Deccan during the centuries covered here. Maps locate the temple sites, while passages of text illuminate the succession of dynasties that governed the Deccan from the 7th to 13th centuries. Educational, accessible and beautifully illustrated, this book will be of interest to anyone fascinated by Indian architecture.

Author : John E. Cort
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780198030379
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jains in the World written by John E. Cort and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-03-22 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There is no doubt that the wealth of new data and ideas offered in this exquisite book provides the deepest insights yet into the contemporary religious world of Jain laity. It will serve for some time as a paradigmatic monograph for future empirical studies of Jain religious life." --Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies "Jains in the World is a significant and welcome ethnography of contemporary Jains in western India by the most prominent scholar of Jainism in North America. This book is a must for scholars of South Asian religions and will provide scholars of Hindu traditions fine grounding both in a central dialectic of Jain thought and in contemporary Jain praxis." --International Journal of Hindu Studies "A valuable addition to the literature on Jainism as a living faith. Since it has the additional merits of being clearly written, attractively illustrated, and free of unnecessary theoretical baggage, it should serve as a good introduction to this tradition for college students." --Journal of the American Oriental Society "A must-read for understanding, by and large, the ritual world of the Jains. He has succeeded in proving that the concept of well-being is as central to the Jains' moral universe as their more entrenched pursuit of the goal of liberation of soul from karmic bondage."--History of Religions "An essential read for students and scholars of Jainism. . . . it identifies and defines a realm of value in Jainism strongly alluded to by recent scholarship, but which, until now, had not been explicitly stated. For this reason Jains in the World will doubtless prove to be a fundamental turning point in the development of Jaina studies."-- The Journal of Religion This book presents a detailed fieldwork-based study of the ancient Indian religion of Jainism. Drawing on field research in northern Gujarat and on the study of both ancient Sanskrit and Prakrit and modern vernacular Jain religious literature, John Cort provides a rounded portrait of the religion as it is practiced today.

Author : Laxmi Mall Singhvi
Publisher : Himalayan Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jain Temples in India and Around the World written by Laxmi Mall Singhvi and published by Himalayan Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Its Brilliant Writing And Photograps Makes The Jain Philosophy, Tradition And Places Come Alive. In Short A Fascinating Visual And Textual Treat And Interesting Documentation Of The Most Sacred Jain Contributions To Philosophy, Ethics Art And Architecture.

Author : Helmuth von Glasenapp
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120813762
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jainism written by Helmuth von Glasenapp and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present book is one of the best and stimulating books ever written by scholars on Jainism. A glance at its contents will reveal the fact that Glasenapp has covered almost all the salient features of Jainism. The book is divided into

Author : Umakant Premanand Shah
Publisher : Abhinav Publications
ISBN 13 : 9788170172086
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana written by Umakant Premanand Shah and published by Abhinav Publications. This book was released on 1987 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The JAINA-RUPA-MANDANA Volume I is an authentic work on Jaina iconography from the pen of a well-known authority on the subject, Dr. Umakant P.Shah, an eminent Indologist and art-historian with specialization in Jaina art and literature. Illustrated profusely with over two hundred monochrome plates, the work is a standard textbook and a very useful guide to all students in Indian art and archaeology and to Museum Curators. The work is supplemented with a large number of iconographic tables for images of all important Jaina gods and goddesses. Dr. Shah, the author, has for the first time given solutions to various basis problems of Jaina iconography supported with ample evidence from both archaeology and literature including unpublished original texts still in manuscripts.

Author : Julia A. B. Hegewald
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788188769711
Total Pages : 693 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jaina Temple Architecture in India written by Julia A. B. Hegewald and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 693 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : G. Jawaharlal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jaina Monuments of Andhra written by G. Jawaharlal and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book Details Extensive New Data From Early Period Under A Vista Of Art And Architecture From A Collection Of Data That Was Never Presented Before In A Single Source. It Consists Of Six Chapters And They Are All Analytical And Informative. Thus It Provides A Succinct Picture On Jaina Art And Architecture Of Andhra Which Was A Long Felt Need. The Whole Work Is Based Mainly On The Jaina Vestiges At A Host Of Sites In Andhra. The Traditional Accounts As Well As Epigraphically Sources, Which Have Been Found To Agree With The Details Of Art And Architecture Have Been Taken And Utilised Fully In This Book. The Characteristic Features Of Jaina Art And Architecture Have Been Critically Elucidated. The Details On Conversion Of Jaina Monuments Into Hindu Temples Have Been Aptly Adumbrated. The Appendix, Illustrations And Detailed Bibliography Will Be Highly Useful To The Researchers.

Author : John Cort
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199739578
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Framing the Jina written by John Cort and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-21 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Cort explores the narratives by which the Jains have explained the presence of icons of Jinas (their enlightened and liberated teachers) that are worshiped and venerated in the hundreds of thousands of Jain temples throughout India. Most of these narratives portray icons favorably, and so justify their existence; but there are also narratives originating among iconoclastic Jain communities that see the existence of temple icons as a sign of decay and corruption. The veneration of Jina icons is one of the most widespread of all Jain ritual practices. Nearly every Jain community in India has one or more elaborate temples, and as the Jains become a global community there are now dozens of temples in North America, Europe, Africa, and East Asia. The cult of temples and icons goes back at least two thousand years, and indeed the largest of the four main subdivisions of the Jains are called Murtipujakas, or "Icon Worshipers." A careful reading of narratives ranging over the past 15 centuries, says Cort, reveals a level of anxiety and defensiveness concerning icons, although overt criticism of the icons only became explicit in the last 500 years. He provides detailed studies of the most important pro- and anti-icon narratives. Some are in the form of histories of the origins and spread of icons. Others take the form of cosmological descriptions, depicting a vast universe filled with eternal Jain icons. Finally, Cort looks at more psychological explanations of the presence of icons, in which icons are defended as necessary spiritual corollaries to the very fact of human embodiedness.