Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c6.150

c6.150

Later on, Dr. Norman Brown seems to have revised his opinion.⁵ “If a name based on community interest is desired,” he says, “then Śvetāmbara would seem to be the choice; for the style does not appear among the Digambara Jains and, therefore, the designation ‘Jain’ would be too inclusive. But we could not be absolutely certain that the style originated among the Śvetāmbaras—although in the following pages I shall indicate reasons for thinking it did—and it might, therefore, be better to adopt a name after the provenance of the style and call it ‘Western Indian’ to which I can see no possible objection.”