About this book
John Cort explores the narratives by which the Jains have explained the presence of icons of jinas (their enlightened and liberated teachers) that are worshiped and venerated in the hundreds of thousands of Jain temples throughout India.
Details
- First published
- 2009
- OL Work ID
- OL12762778W
Subjects
Jaina symbolismJaina sculptureHistoryBilderverehrungPlastikKultbildIkoneJainismusJainismSculpture