Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c6.194

c6.194

Then follows in chronological order the illustrated palm leaf manuscript of the Mahāvīracharita, the 10th Parvan of the Trishashṭiśalākāpurusha Charita, dated 1237 A.D., by Hemachandra¹⁰. It contains three miniatures (Figs. 43-45). The first miniature represents Hemachandrāchārya (?) seated on a throne dressed in typically white garments of the Jain monks. Behind him a disciple, holding a piece of cloth, is waiting and another disciple, seated in front, is learning his lessons. In the second miniature, Kumārapāla (?), dressed in shorts and a half-sleeved jacket, is listening to his teacher with folded hands. In the third miniature, Śrī Devī, a woman, is seated with folded hands. She wears the sārī and a green cholī.