Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c13.152

c13.152

In the top of the panel, the inscription *paṇḍitachchhātṛān vyākaraṇam pāthyati*, ‘the teacher imparts lessons in grammar to students,’ is clearly visible. On the left, the teacher, holding a stick in his right hand and threatening the students with his left hand, is seated on a high backed stool. He wears the sacred thread. On the left, between the teacher and the *sthāpanāchārya* on which is lying the manuscript of the *Siddha-Haima*, there are four students, each holding the first page of the grammar.