Jainism in Odisha (Orissa)
by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo | 2015 | 106,639 words
This essay studies the presence of Jainism in Odisha or Orissa by documenting the Art, Architecture and Iconography of Jaina images, relics, structures and establishments from different districts. In Odisha, archaeological evidences show how Jainism flourished during the 1st century BCE during the reign of emperor Kharavela, stating that Jainism wa...
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Jaina Antiquities at Bada Charampoi (Jajpur)
A Jaina chaumukha was collected for the Odisha State Museum from the village Bada Charampoi located near Mangarajpur[1]. The chaumukha contains in all its four niches figures of Jaina Tirthankaras but could not be identified due to lack of the lanchana below them. The figure displaying jata hair style is identified as Risabhanatha. A one line of inscription is noticed in the chaumukha. It is fashioned in the rekha temple design with square base and curvilinear upper parts surmounted by amlakasila. The Tirthankara figures (53cm in height) within niches are flanked by chauri-bearers.
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[1]:
R.P. Mohapatra, op.cit.,1984, pp.90-91