拍品 263
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A large yantra with Jina
A large yantra with Jina

INDIA, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY

细节
A large yantra with Jina
India, Rajasthan, circa 19th century
Concentric bands of land and water humans, animals, plants, bodies of water, musical instruments, and architecture, centered by a Jina with attendants, with text on the exterior
43¾ x 42 7/8 in. (111 x 109 cm.)

拍品专文

This painting illustrates that all living creatures are in samsara and that the path to nirvana requires one to pass through all forms of life, ending with the human form. The relatively large separation between the human form and the Jina remind the viewer that this final step is very difficult and that only by adhering to the tenets of Jainism can one hope to attain moksha.