EditorialJain palm leaf manuscript, from the Digambara (‘sky clad’) tradition. These folios show diagrams for the construction of altars. The Navagrahakundalaksana [a short tract on the construction of altars for the worship of the planets in Jain rituals]....
EditorialThe outer ‘patli’ wooden boards of this manuscript are decorated with a blue and gold border, and with pink flowers and green leaves. A red silk cord runs through a hole in the palm leaves, which holds the manuscript together. When closed, the manu...
EditorialThe outer ‘patli’ wooden boards of this manuscript are decorated with a blue and gold border, and with pink flowers and green leaves. A red silk cord runs through a hole in the palm leaves, which holds the manuscript together. When closed, the manu...
EditorialA roundel containing four Jinas seated in a circle in the cardinal directions. The Trailokyadipika. (A North Indian Jain manuscript.) [Mackenzie collection]. 18th century. The Trailokyadipika is a key text on the features of Digambara Jain cosmology, s...
EditorialA Rathor Noble Visiting a Digambara holy man at a Vishnu Shrine, probably Baba Atmaram, c. 1760. India, Marwar. Color on paper; page: 33.4 x 29.3 cm (13 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.).
EditorialJain palm leaf manuscript, from the Digambara (‘sky clad’) tradition. These folios show diagrams for the construction of altars. The Navagrahakundalaksana [a short tract on the construction of altars for the worship of the planets in Jain rituals]....
EditorialThe outer ‘patli’ wooden boards of this manuscript are decorated with a blue and gold border, and with pink flowers and green leaves. A red silk cord runs through a hole in the palm leaves, which holds the manuscript together. When closed, the manu...
EditorialA a prince seated on a throne, being fanned by an attendant. Above the prince’s head there is an umbrella and a triangular flag with a picture of a cow on it. The Trailokyadipika. (A North Indian Jain manuscript.) [Mackensie collection]. 18th century...
EditorialThe outer ‘patli’ wooden boards of this manuscript are decorated with a blue and gold border, and with pink flowers and green leaves. A red silk cord runs through a hole in the palm leaves, which holds the manuscript together. When closed, the manu...
EditorialA roundel containing four Jinas seated in a circle in the cardinal directions. The Trailokyadipika. (A North Indian Jain manuscript.) [Mackenzie collection]. 18th century. The Trailokyadipika is a key text on the features of Digambara Jain cosmology, s...