Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c13.s7.1
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c13.s7.1
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c13.s7.1
Sculpture or the art of image making is considerably old in ancient India.¹⁰⁸ The earliest materials for carving selected by Indian artists seems to have been wood. Katthakamma or the work in wood has been referred to above. The Vyākarāna Bhāsya refers to the sage Vāhattaka whose wooden figure was built and worshipped by his son.¹⁰⁹ We also hear of images made of plaster (puttha), ivory (danta) and stone (sela).¹¹⁰