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# Figure

The figure of Parsvanatha, the twenty-third Jain tirthankara or saviour is seated on a square pitha in the dhyana pose, with legs tightly interlocked and the hands resting on each other on the lap. On each side of him are two loops of the Naga's body, but the head of the Naga has been broken away.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 600–800 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-353-1924](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-353-1924) · Pramāṇa
