Enthroned Jina Attended by a Yaksha, a Yakshi, and Chauri-Bearers

9th–10th century

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This Digambara icon from the Deccan shows a jina meditating beneath a flowering tree, follow the conventions seen in Buddhist sculptures of the period. As in Buddhist images, the jina is flanked by attendants—the nature-deity yaksha and yakshi replacing the bodhisattvas—and fly-whisk bearers gesturing their readiness to fan him. A lion-supported throne and triple umbrellas confirm the regal status. Rock-cut versions of such compositions appear frequently in the Pandyan territories of northern Tamil Nadu in the eighth and ninth centuries, a date range to which this bronze can be assigned.

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Title: Enthroned Jina Attended by a Yaksha, a Yakshi, and Chauri-Bearers
Period: Chalukyan period
Date: 9th–10th century
Culture: India (Karnataka)
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987
Object Number: 1987.142.335
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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