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Apr 3, 2014
Rishabha enthroned, folio 1 (verso) from a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra
Rishabha enthroned, folio 1 (verso) from a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra
c. 1275
Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf
Overall: 5.3 x 30.2 cm (2 1/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1971.128
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The small bull in the middle of his throne identifies him as Rishabha, which means "bull" in Sanskrit.
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The first to achieve liberation, according to followers of Jainism, is the golden Jina named Rishabha. He is shown seated in glory on the first page of a Sanskrit text on yoga and meditation. This manuscript begins on the verso; the recto was left blank.
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