The Hindu Temple v2.c11.s1.48
The Hindu Temple v2.c11.s1.48
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¹⁴ Adolescent appearance as well as Perfection are denoted by the number 16 (16 digits make the fullness, the totality of the moon) with reference to the images of the gods. Supple, breath-borne weightlessness belongs also to images like those of the Tīrthaṅkaras whose iconography requires a rigid appearance; even if, in addition, the quality of the sculpture is mediocre, as for example in the image on Pl. LVII.