An edition of Framing the Jina (2009)
Framing the Jina
narratives of icons and idols in Jain history
By John E. Cort
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Publish Date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
eng
Pages
398
Description:
John Cort explores the narratives by which the Jains have explained the presence of icons of jinas (their enlightened and liberated teachers) that are worshiped and venerated in the hundreds of thousands of Jain temples throughout India.
subjects: Jaina symbolism, Jaina sculpture, History, Bilderverehrung, Plastik, Kultbild, Ikone, Jainismus, Jainism, Sculpture