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The Jain stupa was a type of stupa erected by the Jains for devotional purposes. A Jain stupa dated to the 1st century BCE — 1st century CE was excavated at Mathura in the 19th century, in the Kankali Tila mound. [40] Jain legends state that the earliest Jain stupa was built in the 8th century BCE, before the time of the Jina Parsvanatha. [41]
In Jainism, Samavasarana or Samosharana ("Refuge to All") is the divine preaching hall of the Tirthankara, stated to have more than 20,000 stairs in it. The word samavasarana is derived from two words, sama, meaning general and avasara, meaning opportunity. It is an important feature in Jain art. [1]
The Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy School of Art (Sir J. J. School of Art) is the oldest art institution in Mumbai, India, [1] and is affiliated with the University of Mumbai.The school grants bachelor's (B.F.A) degrees in Painting, ceramic, Metal work, Interior decoration, Textile design and Sculpture as well as Master's degrees (M.F.A) in Portraiture, Creative Painting, Murals, Sculpture, and ...
Saryu Doshi was born in Mumbai, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra and did her schooling at Queen Mary School, Mumbai. [6] Later, she graduated from the Elphinstone College and secured a diploma in Arts from the Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art before marrying Vinod Doshi, [7] an industrialist from the Walchand Industrial Group and the son of Lalchand Hirachand, [8] who founded ...
The oldest inscription in Maharashtra is a 2nd-century BC Jain inscription in a cave near Pale village in the Pune District. It was written in the Jain Prakrit and includes the Navkar Mantra . The first Marathi inscription known is at Shravanabelagola , Karnataka near the left foot of the statue of Bahubali , dated 981 CE.
Shri M.D. Shah Mahila College of Arts and Commerce, Malad West; Siddharth College of Arts Science and Commerce, Buddha Bhavan, Fort; SIES College of Arts, Science, and Commerce, Sion West; SIES (Nerul) College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Nerul; S.K. Somaiya College of Arts & Sciences, Vidyavihar; South Indians' Welfare Society College, Wadala
Sittanavasal is a rock-cut cave, situated on the western side of central part of a hill, which runs in a north–south direction. The hill measures approximately 70 metres (230 ft) in height, and sits above the surrounding plain which has some archaeological monuments. The Jain natural caverns, called Ezhadippattam are approached from the ...
According to the Digambara Jain texts like Adi Purana and Tiloyapannati, a huge manastambha stands in front of the samavasarana (divine preaching hall) of the tirthankaras, which causes someone entering a samavasarana to shed their pride. [2] A monolithic manastambha is a standard feature in the Jain temples of Moodabidri.