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Title:
Volume 33 - Issue 3
Date:
1980
Table of contents:
- p. Front and Back [Advertisements]: [Wall Paintings -- Everyday life in the Holy Town of Shravana Belgola]
- p. 1-6: Anand, Mulk Raj, In Praise of Gommateshvara -- Shravana Belgola [Editorial] | Discusses the myth of Bahubali Gommateshvara, a prince who renounced the world and is worshipped as a Jaina deity, and the conception of the colossal granite carving at Shravana Belgola in Karnataka.
- p. 7-24 [Also in - Homage to Shravana Belgola; Pages - 15-32; Ed. Saryu Doshi]: Doshi, Saryu, The Pilgrim's Path at Shravana Belgola | The article describes the Jaina pilgrimage to the Indragiri Hill, Shravana Belgola, and the hill of Chandragiri (associated with Bhadrabahu, the last pontif in the line started by Mahavira).
- p. 25-28 [Also in - Homage to Shravana Belgola; Pages - 33-36; Ed. Saryu Doshi]: Kalghatgi, T.G., The Three Jewels of Jain Philosophy | The Jainas believe that liberation can be obtained by following the path of the three jewels: Right Faith, Right Knowledge, and Right Conduct. However, it is essential to first understand the fundamental aspects of Jaina philosophy -- the Anekanta attitude, Jaina metaphysics, and Jaina ethics. The article discusses these aspects.
- p. 29-36 [Also in - Homage to Shravana Belgola; Pages - 37-44; Ed. Saryu Doshi]: Jain, L.C., The Legend of Bahubali -- the Quintessence of Quest and Conquest | Recounts the legendary feud between Bahubali and Bharata, the sons of the Ayodhya king Rishabha. This conflict ended with the renunciation of the world by Bahubali, and his ultimate attainment of Kevalajñana and moksha.
- p. 37-42 [Also in - Homage to Shravana Belgola; Pages - 45-50; Ed. Saryu Doshi]: Srinivasan, L.K., Shravana Belgola in Legend and History | Inscriptions and legends clearly indicate that Shravana Belgola was an important Jaina pilgrimage centre from the third century BCE. The migration of the teacher Bhadrabahu and his disciple king Chandragupta Maurya to Shravana Belgola is mentioned in a 6th-7th century inscription on Chandragiri Hill, and in later Digambara Jaina literature. Inscriptions and literary accounts also speak of later migrations by Jaina ascetics to Shravana Belgola, the conception and execution of the colossal Gommata (Bahubali) sculpture by the Ganga minister Chamundaraya, the mahamastakabhisheka (head-annointing ceremony) of Gommata, and the patronage of the Hoysalas, Vijayanagara kings, Chalukyas of Kalyani, Gangas, and Wodeyars of Mysore.
- p. 43-48 [Also in - Homage to Shravana Belgola; Pages - 57-62; Ed. Saryu Doshi]: Sanghave, Vilas A., The Mahamastakabhisheka | Described is the head annointing ceremony (mahamastakabhisheka) of the Gommateshvara image, usually performed every 10-15 years. A few of the past mahamastakabhisheka events are recorded, the earliest being in 1398.
- p. 49-88 [Also in - Homage to Shravana Belgola; Pages - 101-140; Ed. Saryu Doshi]: Doshi, Saryu, The Art Treasures of Shravana Belgola | Apart from the objects produced by artists at Shravana Belgola, the temples and mathas contain many images and manuscripts that have been received as offerings. They include miniature paintings in the palm-leaf manuscripts of Shatakhandagama, Mahabandha, and Kashayapahuda (c. 1113-25); the Mysore School paintings of Samavasarana, Neminatha Tirthankara, and portraits of the 24 tirthankaras (late 19th century); wall paintings of the Mysore School in the Jaina Matha (c. 1750-75 or 1825-50); and metal images of the Jina belonging to the10th-11th and 18th-19th century.
- p. 89-100 [Also in - Homage to Shravana Belgola; Pages - 161-171; Ed. Saryu Doshi]: Gorakshkar, Sadashiv, Jain Metal Images from the Deccan -- Karnataka | The article describes and classifies the Jaina metal images from Karnataka, belonging to the 8th-13th centuries. The images are mainly affiliated to the Digambara ideology.