Jain Digambara Tirthanhara Standing in Kayotsarga Meditation Posture, Western Chalukyan period, 12th century, India (Deccan, Karnataka), Copper alloy, Overall: H. 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Sculpture, A tirthankara is standing in kayotsarga, or austerity meditation. The figure is austere, completely lacking in 'adornment' (alamkara), a virtue in Hindu sculpture but seen by Digambara Jains as counter to the vows of renunciation
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Jain Digambara Tirthanhara Standing, Kayotsarga Meditation Posture, Western Chalukyan period, 12th century, India, Deccan, Karnataka, Copper alloy, Overall, H, 22 1/2, 57.2 cm, W, 7, 19.1, D, 4, 10.2, Sculpture, tirthankara, standing, kayotsarga, austerity meditation, figure, austere, completely lacking, adornment, alamkara, virtue, Hindu sculpture, Digambara Jains, counter, vows, renunciation
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