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# Altarpiece or shrine

This is a Jain altarpiece with an enthroned image of a Jain saviour, or Jina, seated in meditation at its centre. Jainism is an ancient Indian religion with non-violence as one of its key tenets.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1464 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-8-1939](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-8-1939) · Pramāṇa
