Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal
by Shubha Majumder | 2017 | 147,217 words
This page relates 鈥楥aubisi type of Shantinatha Sculpture鈥� of the study on the Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal based on the fields of Geography, Archaeology, Art and Iconography. Jainism represents a way of life incorporating non-violence and approaches religion from humanitarian viewpoint. Ancient Bengal comprises modern West Bengal and the Republic of Bangladesh, Eastern India. Here, Jainism was allowed to flourish from the pre-Christian times up until the 10th century CE, along with Buddhism.
Caubisi type of 艢腻苍迟颈苍腻迟丑补 Sculpture
[Full title: Images of 罢墨谤迟丑补峁卥补谤补 艢腻苍迟颈苍腻迟丑补 (2): Caubisi type of 艢腻苍迟颈苍腻迟丑补 Sculpture]
Only one damaged and weathered image of 罢墨谤迟丑补峁卥补谤补 艢腻苍迟颈苍腻迟丑补 was reported from Suisa (Chakrabarti 1993: 126). Unfortunately the head of this image is missing (Pl.XXVII.F) and the remaining portion of the image is measures 75 x 37 x 12 cm. The svelte figure of the Jain is elegantly carved. Only fourteen miniature 罢墨谤迟丑补峁卥补谤补s are presently visible (in three vertical rows in left side of Jain and four vertical rows in the right side of the Jain and two miniature Jain in the each row) at the edges of the back-slab on a projected frame. Like the principal image, they also stand in 办腻测辞迟蝉补谤驳补 posture on a lotus pedestal depicting their respective 濒腻帽肠丑补苍补蝉. At both the end of the rows the figures of 驰补办峁 and 驰补办峁峁嚹� of 罢墨谤迟丑补峁卥补谤补 艢腻苍迟颈苍腻迟丑补 i.e., 碍颈峁僷耻谤耻峁 and 惭补丑腻尘腻苍补蝉墨 are depicts. Thoug this fitures are not commonly visible in the Jain art style of this area including the ancient Bengal also.
The 尘奴濒补-苍腻测补办补 stands on a double-petalled lotus placed on a 辫补帽肠补-ratha pedestal and the pedestal of the image has rich carvings. Both ends of the pedestal bear the figures of rampant lions and at the center a wheel with nine spokes is carved. The wheel is flanked by deer on both the side, the 濒腻帽肠丑补苍补 of 罢墨谤迟丑补峁卥补谤补 艢腻苍迟颈苍腻迟丑补.