Jain art

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Jain art is a religious artistic tradition of Jainism characterized by serene images of Tirthankaras, intricate temple architecture, and symbolic motifs expressing non-violence, spiritual purity, and liberation.

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Jain art canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian art tradition
religious art tradition
aestheticQuality emphasis on purity and order
highly detailed carving
repetition of motifs
symmetry
associatedConcept ahimsa
anekantavada
asceticism
moksha
renunciation
centralFigureType Tirthankara
characterizedBy intricate temple architecture
serene images of Tirthankaras
symbolic motifs
commonForm manuscript painting
murals
ritual objects
sculpture
temple architecture
commonMaterial manuscript palm leaf
marble
metal
paper
stone
expresses liberation
non-violence
spiritual purity
function devotional
didactic
ritual
geographicRegion Gujarat
India
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Western India
historicalPeriod ancient India
contemporary period
early modern India
medieval India
iconographicFeature absence of strong emotional expression
auspicious symbols
elongated earlobes of Tirthankaras
lotus seat
meditative postures
ushnisha-like cranial protuberance in some images
includesDepictionOf 24 Tirthankaras
Jina life scenes
donor portraits
yakshas
yakshinis
notableSite Dilwara Temples at Mount Abu
Girnar
surface form: Girnar hill

Palitana temples
surface form: Palitana temple complex

Ranakpur Jain temple
Shatrunjaya hill
Shravanabelagola
patronage Jain lay devotees
Jain merchant communities
Jain monks
prohibits depictions of violence in sacred contexts
rarelyDepicts gods outside Jain pantheon
relatedTo Jain iconography
Jain manuscript painting
Jain sculpture
Jain temple architecture
religion Jainism
symbol Shrivatsa mark
Siddhachakra
dharmachakra
kalasha
nandyavarta
srivatsa on the chest of Tirthankaras
swastika
triratna symbol

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Dharma Chakra appearsIn Jain art