Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Jain Miniatures
Jain Miniatures
PAINTINGS
What is a miniature painting?
[fig1]
Seated •The symbol below the Jina is a lion – thus the Jina is
Tirthankara Mahavira
•Below the Jina is a crescent – symbolic of the place of
nirvana or salvation
•Miniatures portraying the emancipated Jina in this way
are not rare.
•The Jinas are naked and richly decorated
•The basic colour combination is white/gold in a red
background
[fig 3]
mother of
jina : the
fourteen
dreams
Fig 13