Carving devotion in the Jain caves at Ellora / by Lisa N. Owen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Owen, Lisa N.

Series:

Brill's Indological library ; 41.

Brill's Indological library ; 41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jaina art--India--Ellora Caves.

Jaina art.

Jaina cave temples--India--Ellora Caves.

Jaina cave temples.

Ellora Caves (India).

India--Ellora Caves.

Physical Description:

pages cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2012.

Summary:

Drawing on art historical, epigraphical, and textual evidence this book is the first full-scale reconstruction of medieval Jain artistic and devotional practices at the rock-cut site of Ellora in Maharashtra, India Created during the ninth and tenth centuries, Ellora's Jain caves are among the best-preserved examples of medieval Jain art in India. While this book briefly addresses traditional art historical issues of date and iconography, it primarily considers the articulation of sacred space within the caves and the role of imagery in shaping devotional practices. Building upon scholarship that examines jainism within its larger South Asian context, this book also explores connections between the Jain monuments and then Hindu and Buddhist counterparts to repeal a lived religious work at Ellora. Book jacket.

Contents:

0 Introduction: Carving Ellora 1

0.1 Ellora's Jain Caves: A New Perspective 2

0.2 Ellora's Jain Caves in Context 7

0.3 Organization of the Book 10

1 Carving the Samavasarana 15

1.1 The Assembly of Worshippers at Ellora 16

1.2 Further Evidence from Ellora's Antechambers 24

1.3 Ellora as the Samavasarana 28

1.4 Samavasaranas on Earth 36

2 Carving the Liberated 41

2.1 Ellora's Main Shrine Jinas 44

2.2 The Astamahapratiharya 48

2.2.1 Elements Supporting the Jina 49

2.2.2 Elements Crowning the Jina 56

2.2.3 Elements Attending the Jina 68

2.3 More than Ornamentation 78

3 Carving the Divine 81

3.1 Images of the Jain Yaksa and Yaksi at Ellora 86

3.2 Jain Deities in a Broader Context at Ellora 100

3.3 The Yaksa/Yaksi Pair as Sasanadevatas 114

3.4 Cakresvari, Padmavati, and other Goddesses 119

3.5 Wealth, Fecundity, and Protection at Ellora 127

4 Carving Ellora's Jain Patrons 131

4.1 The Rastrakutas: A Question of Patronage 131

4.2 At the Feet of a Jina 137

4.3 Devoted Patrons in Ellora's Jain Caves 139

4.4 Brahmacarins and their Presentations as Donors 147

4.5 Portraits of Aryikas at Ellora 152

4.6 A New Look at Patronage at Ellora 160

5 Carving Sacred Space 165

5.1 Creating a Celestial Environment 166

5.2 Reconstructing Medieval Lay Puja 179

5.2.1 Acts of Puja 180

5.2.2 Lustrating the Jina at Ellora 184

6 Carving a Larger Jain World 189

6.1 Ellora's Last Phase of Activity 194

6.2 Contemporary Devotion at Ellora 201.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004206298

9004206299

OCLC:

775664159