Jainism Collection

Devanandas Fourteen Auspicious Dreams Foretelling the Birth of Mahavira... ca. 1465
Devanandas Fourteen Auspicious Dreams Foretelling the Birth of Mahavira: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript, ca. 1465

Interior, Dilwara Temple, Mount Abu, India, 1901. Creator: Keystone View Company
Interior, Dilwara Temple, Mount Abu, India, 1901. One of the Jain Dilwara Temples near Mount Abu, Rajasthan, designed by Vastupala and built by Vimal Shah between the 11th and 13th centuries

Indra Conveying Jina Rishabhanatha (Adinatha) on Airavata, Folio from a Bhaktamara Stotra (Hymn of the Immortal Devotee), between c1800 and c1825

Adventures of Two Travelling Priests, Folio from a "Panchakhyana" (Jain Recension of the Panchatantra) Series, c1725

Man Bitten on Arm by Tiger (verso), 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Man Bitten on Arm by Tiger (verso) (image 2 of 2), 19th century

Mahakala with Two Chained Men (recto), 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Mahakala with Two Chained Men (recto), (image 1 of 2), 19th century

Various Heavens, Folio from a Samgrahanisutra (Book of Compilation), between 1575 and 1600

A Jain Monk Preaching, c1680. Creator: Unknown
A Jain Monk Preaching, c1680

Harinaigameshin Brings the Embryo of Jina Mahavira to Queen Trishala, Folio from a Kalpasutra (Book of Sacred Precepts), Mid-17th century

Folios from a Kalpasutra (Book of Sacred Precepts) (image 2 of 2), c1425. Creator: Unknown
Folios from a Kalpasutra (Book of Sacred Precepts) (image 2 of 2), c1425

A King and a Monk (recto); Text (verso); Folio from an Uttaradhyayanasutra, c1450

Shrine with Four Jinas (Rishabhanatha [Adinatha]), Parshvanatha, Neminatha, and Mahavira), c.600

A Jain Family Group, between c.550 and c.600. Creator: Unknown
A Jain Family Group, between c.550 and c.600

Jina Mahavira (?), between 850 and 900. Creator: Unknown
Jina Mahavira (?), between 850 and 900

The Jain Goddess Ambika, 10th century. Creator: Unknown
The Jain Goddess Ambika, 10th century

Kalpasutra (Book of Sacred Precepts) Manuscript, between 1475 and 1500. Creator: Unknown
Kalpasutra (Book of Sacred Precepts) Manuscript, between 1475 and 1500

Eleven Folios and Two Covers from Various Jain Manuscripts (image 1 of 2), late 19th century

Kalpasutra (Book of Sacred Precepts) Manuscript, late 19th-early 20th century

A Yantra of Mahavira, between 1425 and 1450. Creator: Unknown
A Yantra of Mahavira, between 1425 and 1450

Symbolic Animals, Folio from a Samgrahanisutra (Book of Compilation), between 1575 and 1600

Lustration of a Jina Rishabhanatha (Adinatha), Folio from a Bhaktamara Stotra (Hymn of the Immortal Devotee) (image 1 of 6), between c1800 and c1825

Ten Classes of Cosmological Deities Identified by Their Crown Ornaments, Folio from a Laghu-Samgrahanisutra ('Short Book of Compilation), c1575

Horsemen in front of a niche with a statue of a Hindu god, 1924-1925. Note from Rijksmuseum: statues, objects of worship (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism)

Rock temple of Mamallapuram (Mahamaleipur), India, 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny
Rock temple of Mamallapuram (Mahamaleipur), India, 1858

Street in Madras with a temple, 1858. Creator: Joseph Selleny
Street in Madras with a temple, 1858

View of the Cavern of Tirthankars, near Gwalior, c1891. Creator: James Grant
View of the Cavern of Tirthankars, near Gwalior, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

World Savior (Tirthankara) Parshvanatha Seated in Meditation with Serpent Hood, 6th century

Queen Trishalas Fourteen Lucky Dreams, from a copy of the Kalpasutra, 1475 / 1500
Queen Trishalas Fourteen Lucky Dreams, from a copy of the Kalpasutra, 1475/1500

Jaina Tirthankara Chandraprabha Standing in Meditation (Kayotsarga), 12th century

Altarpiece with the First Jaina Tirthankara Rishabhanatha Surrounded by Twenty-Three Other Tirthankaras, 1089 A.D

The Siege of Ujjain and the Slaying of the Magic Donkey... c. 1450. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Ujjain and the Slaying of the Magic Donkey, from a copy of the Kalakacharyakatha, c. 1450

Queen Trishala Gives Birth to Mahavira, from a copy of the Kalpasutra, 1475 / 1500
Queen Trishala Gives Birth to Mahavira, from a copy of the Kalpasutra, 1475/1500

Mahavira Gives Away his Possessions, from a copy of the Kalpasutra, 1480 / 90
Mahavira Gives Away his Possessions, from a copy of the Kalpasutra, 1480/90

Jaina Tirthankara Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Jaina Tirthankara Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), 15th century

Jaina Tirthankara Parshvanatha with Serpent Hood Seated in Meditation... 12th century
Jaina Tirthankara Parshvanatha with Serpent Hood Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), 12th century

Altarpiece with Twenty-Second Jaina Tirthankara Neminatha Surrounded by Twenty-... 1498
Altarpiece with Twenty-Second Jaina Tirthankara Neminatha Surrounded by Twenty-Three Other Tirthankaras, 1498

Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals), 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals), 15th century

Large Shrine Figure in the Happy Valley, Gwalior, India, 1860s. Creator: Unknown
Large Shrine Figure in the Happy Valley, Gwalior, India, 1860s

Symbols of the Chakravartin... a Digambara Manuscript
Symbols of the Chakravartin: Folio from a Digambara Manuscript, Possibly the Shalibhadra, late 17th century

Portrait of the Indian Monk Atisha, early to mid-12th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of the Indian Monk Atisha, early to mid-12th century

Superb Marble Temples at Dilwarra, on Abu, the sacred mountain of the Jains, India, 1903

Sanganeer Jain Temple. Creator: Unknown
Sanganeer Jain Temple. Interior of the Shri Digamber Jain Atishya Kshetra Mandir, Sanghiji, Jain temple at Sanganer, Rajasthan, India. Postcard

A yakshi (tree-goddess) from a Jain Stupa, 2nd century
A 50cm high sandstone bracket depicting a yakshi (tree-goddess) from a Jain Stupa from Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), from the V&As collection, 2nd century

Interior of Lanka, Ellora, India, 1845. Artist: Thomas Colman Dibdin
Interior of Lanka, Ellora, India, 1845; Ellora is famous for its rock temples, a series of caves carved out of the rocky hillside, one and a quarter miles long, in three sections: Buddhist

Rock Cut Temple, Ellora, Maharashtra, India, 1878. Artist: Edward Arthur Heffer
Rock Cut Temple, Ellora, Maharashtra, India, 1878

Sat-bis-Deori Temple, Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan, India, 11th century. Jain stone temple

The Interior of a Jain Temple at Mount Abu in Rajputana, c1903, (1904). From The Worlds History, Volume II, by Dr. H. F. Helmolt [William Heinemann, London, 1904]

Caves of Ellora, Maharashtra, India, late 19th or early 20th century

Interior of a cave temple, Ellora, Maharashtra, India, 19th century (1956)

Jain Temples, Muktagerri, Specimens of Hindu Architecture. Artist: Finden
Jain Temples, Muktagerri, Specimens of Hindu Architecture. Muktagiri is a Jain pilgrimage site with numerous temples on the border of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in India

Temple of Vimal Vasahi, Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Temple of Vimal Vasahi, Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India

Interior of the Temple of Vimala Sah, Mount Abu, India, 1903. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

Temples of the Jains, Mount Abu, India, 1902. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Temples of the Jains, Mount Abu, India, 1902. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

Vishnu guarded by a snake, 1895. Artist: C Goutzwiller
Vishnu guarded by a snake, 1895. From a sculpture in the Jaina Temple of Sadri (Udaipur), India

Jaina temples, Junagadh, Gujarat, India, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

The ceiling of a Jaina sanctuary in Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XV, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Caves of Ellora, India, 1847. Artist: Robinson
Caves of Ellora, India, 1847

Marble Sculpture at an entrance to a Jain Temple at Dilwara, Mount Abu, c1100
Marble Sculpture at an entrance to a Jain Temple at Dilwara, Mount Abu, c1941

Shrine in a Jain temple, Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series

Ceiling in a Jain temple, Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series

Interior of a Jaina Temple, Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XV, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Entrance to Huthi Singhs Tomb, Ahmedabad, India, early 20th century. Postcard, probably showing the Jain temple of Hathi Singh

Dus Awtar, Caves of Ellora, India, early 19th century. Artist: William Woolnoth
Dus Awtar, Caves of Ellora, India, early 19th century. The village of Ellora is famous for its complex of cave temples

Jain temple, Ahmedabad, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series

Jain temple, Gwalior, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

Jain temple fort, Ahmedabad, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

Hindu Fakirs practising their superstitious rites, 19th century. Artist: Bell
Hindu Fakirs practising their superstitious rites, 19th century. 1) The Great Tree of the Banyans

Depiction of the Jain mother-goddess Ambika, 11th century
Depiction of the mother-goddess Ambika from a Jain temple at Orissa, from the V&As collection, 11th century

Two Jain Tirthankaras or jina (ford-makers) and their devotees, Bundi region, India, c1720. The Indian faith of Jainism arose at approximately the same time as Buddhism

Jain cosmos, Indian. Jainism is an Indian religion

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