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[Full title: Images of 罢墨谤迟丑补峁卥补谤补 Candraprabha (5): 顿颈办辫腻濒补蝉 type of Candraprabha Sculpture]

In the Jain images 顿颈办辫腻濒补蝉 are frequently depicted. We are very fortunate that from Tiluri, Bankura district we have documented a finely executed 诲丑测腻苍腻蝉补苍补 image of Candraprabha (Pl.XXVI.C) with 顿颈办辫腻濒补蝉. In this image Jina is in 诲丑测腻苍腻蝉补苍补 posture and is finely executed. The Jina is seated on a double-petalled lotus placed over a high tri-ratha pedestal depicting his 濒腻帽肠丑补苍补, the crescent (candra), and figures of some 腻肠腻谤测补 and monks. The 腻肠腻谤测补 is seated in 辫补诲尘腻蝉补苍补 their 濒颈峁単补 is invisible. The 腻肠腻谤测补 holds a book in his left hand, while his right hand is shown without any object. In front of the 腻肠腻谤测补 a 蝉迟丑腻辫补苍腻 (wooden stand) is visible and a monk seated near to the 蝉迟丑腻辫补苍腻 of an 腻肠腻谤测补. Accepts these images there are some other images of 腻肠腻谤测补s and monks and they are actively busy with their own works. The Jina with an 耻峁ａ箛墨峁�a and elongated earrings is seated under a chatra (umbrella) which is excellently carved on the top of the stele. The deity is flanked by his two attendants or 肠补耻谤墨-bearers. Two 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 or garland-bearers are depicted on both sides of the top of the stele. This abraded image is made of sand stone and measures 70 cm x 38 cm. The artist has skillfully portrayed the meditative eyes of the Jina along with its well-carved Gandhara type 耻峁ａ箛墨峁�a. On the back-slab of the image eight 顿颈办辫腻濒补蝉 are depict, recognizable through their respective vehicles, arranged in a vertical row of four on either side of the Jaina. Due to the abraded condition of the image it is very difficult to describe the iconographic details of eight 顿颈办辫腻濒补蝉. The image may be assigned to c. eleventh century CE.

Except these images during our extensive field surveys in the different parts of our study area we have also able to document some completely damabged specimens of 罢墨谤迟丑补峁卥补谤补 Candraprabha images. In these images only the pedestal portion are survived and at the centre of the pedestal 濒腻帽肠丑补苍补 of the Jina is depict.

Among this variety we found a lower portion of an image of 罢墨谤迟丑补峁卥补谤补 Candraprabha from Pakbirra and the remaining portion measures 39 x 36 x 16 cm. Only the feet of the 尘奴濒补-苍腻测补办补 are presently survived (Bhattacharyya, Mitra & Bhowmick 1986: 145). Behind the lotus seat on the centre of the pedestal is a crescent, the 濒腻帽肠丑补苍补 of the Jina. On the either side are two kneeling devotees, one holding a garland and other in 苍补尘补蝉办腻谤补-尘耻诲谤腻. The sculpture is placed on a square architectural fragment having the figure of a crouching lion at each corner.

In Badra village we identified a broken icon of Candraprabha by virtue of the depiction of the crescent moon on its pedestal. The extant fragment measures 50 cm x 25 cm x 15 cm.