Jain manuscript at the National Museum, Delhi
This Jain manuscript was commissioned in the 14th century during the reign of Mandu Sultan Mahmud of Madhya Pradesh. This sheet comes from the collection of the National Museum. During meditation, the Tirthankara image shows spinning beads. Devotees portray the main character.
It is a commentary on the Kalpa Sutra, containing the biographies of the Jain Tirthankaras, including Parshvanatha and Mahavira, including their final Nirvana (free from the cycle of rebirth). Bhadrabahu, a Jain acharya (guru), is credited with writing the Kalpa Sutra. BC III. It is said to be somewhere in the century. They are prepared.
Jaina manuscript painting is probably the oldest tradition , but now dates back to the 12th century. There is only physical evidence from the 19th century . As paper had not yet reached India, it was first made from palm leaves. Somewhere in the twelfth century after the arrival of paper (paper arrived in India from Iran), Jain monks began to use it.
By the late 1300s, magnificent manuscripts were being produced on paper, rich in gold, silver, purple and lapis lazuli. The photo I posted above is one of them.
Today, the Jains remain a community of bibliophiles, highlighting the documents of their bhandars (monastic libraries). We have the Jain Chalukya kings who ruled Gujarat, Rajasthan and Malwa to thank for introducing Jain libraries. One of them, Kumarapala, XIII. who ruled from the capital of Patan in Gujarat in the 16th century, ordered and distributed hundreds of copies of the Kalpa Sutra. Can you imagine hundreds of these hand-drawn books? What a sight this must be! Kumarapala established 21 bhandars in Patan.
The main centers of Jain manuscripts were Ahmedabad and Patan in Gujarat. Other centers are Jaisalmer, Gwalior and Delhi . He also had manuscripts from South India written in Kanarese and Tamil languages . Illustrations were traditionally painted on wooden surfaces (Patli) as well as leaves. Its patrons were the Jain merchant community, who saw illustrated books and donations to libraries as a meritocracy .
It is a commentary on the Kalpa Sutra, containing the biographies of the Jain Tirthankaras, including Parshvanatha and Mahavira, including their final Nirvana (free from the cycle of rebirth). Bhadrabahu, a Jain acharya (guru), is credited with writing the Kalpa Sutra. BC III. It is said to be somewhere in the century. They are prepared.
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By the late 1300s, magnificent manuscripts were being produced on paper, rich in gold, silver, purple and lapis lazuli. The photo I posted above is one of them.
Today, the Jains remain a community of bibliophiles, highlighting the documents of their bhandars (monastic libraries). We have the Jain Chalukya kings who ruled Gujarat, Rajasthan and Malwa to thank for introducing Jain libraries. One of them, Kumarapala, XIII. who ruled from the capital of Patan in Gujarat in the 16th century, ordered and distributed hundreds of copies of the Kalpa Sutra. Can you imagine hundreds of these hand-drawn books? What a sight this must be! Kumarapala established 21 bhandars in Patan.
The main centers of Jain manuscripts were Ahmedabad and Patan in Gujarat. Other centers are Jaisalmer, Gwalior and Delhi . He also had manuscripts from South India written in Kanarese and Tamil languages . Illustrations were traditionally painted on wooden surfaces (Patli) as well as leaves. Its patrons were the Jain merchant community, who saw illustrated books and donations to libraries as a meritocracy .
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