Jain Monk Holding a Flower Venerated by a Royal Follower, colophon page from a Story

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Jain Monk Holding a Flower Venerated by a Royal Follower, colophon page from a Story

Jain Monk Holding a Flower Venerated by a Royal Follower, colophon page from a Story of the Religious Teacher Kalaka (Kalakacharya-katha, verso), 1279. Palm leaf was the preferred material for sacred texts before the 1400s in India. The text here was often appended to the Kalpa-sutra, the most sacred book of Jainism. This story concerns the life of a Jain teacher named Kalaka, a prince who developed the ability to work magic after he become a monk, inspired by the teachings of a holy man. The painting on this page shows a monk clad in white, indicating his affiliation with the Shvetambara (" white clad" ) branch of Jainism. It is the second to the last page of the manuscript and includes the beginning of the colophon, which contains information about when and where this manuscript was produced

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Devachandra Devachandra Indian Gujarat Opaque Watercolour And Ink On Palm Leaf Western India

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