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# Jina Parsvanatha

Here Parsvanatha, the 23rd Jain Saviour (‘tirthankara’), stands in the ‘kayotsarga’ posture. Long periods of immobility, with the arms hanging freely from the body, represent one form of severe penance undertaken on the path to liberation.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1150–1350 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.931-is](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.931-is) · Pramāṇa
