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The description of the Jain deities (Mānasāra, chap. LV. 71-95) : They are either stationary or movable (71). The general features : Dvi-bhujaṁ cha dvi-netraṁ cha muṇḍa-tāraṁ cha śirshakaṁ । (72) Sphaṭika-śveta-raktaṁ cha pīta-śyāma-nibhaṁ tathā । (86) They are made in the erect, sitting or recumbent posture (73-76) and in the lotus-seat pose (padmāsana). The attendant deities are Nārada, Yakshas, Vidyādharas, Nāgendra, Dik-pālas and Siddhas (82-88). They are stated to be of five classes (89). The 24 Tīrthas (i.e. Tīrthaṅkaras or apostles) are measured according to the daśa-tāla system (91). Their general features : Nirābharaṇa-sarvāṅgaṁ nirvastrāṅga-manoharam । Savya-vaksha(h)-sthale hema-varṇaṁ śrīvatsa-lāñchhanam । (91-92).