Indian Sculpture c9.178

c9.178

¹⁴⁴ Apart from these, earthbound with their rigid weight, whether seated or standing in kāyotsārga posture, other Jaina images are conspicuous as such only by their respective cognisances and symbols. Cf. Fig. 84. To result in the typically mediæval image of Tīrthaṃkaras, etc., two components had to meet—(1) special postures essentially not different from those of Buddha images and indicating in each case a state beyond the possibility of change, and (2) their linear and angular interpretation by the craftsmen of western India.