The Holy City Benares
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Naked) and the Swetambara (the white-robed) sects ; both the sects, however, enshrine the images of all the twenty-four Tirthankaras. Entering the temple on the right, the striking figure there is the large image in white marble of Paresnath with a hooded snake above the head stretched like an umbrella. By the right and left are smaller statues of the other Tirthankaras, six of the Swetambara and four of the Digambara sect in brass and in black and white marble. The walls are replete with photo...s of many famous Jain monks and the decorations are gorgeous and imposing. In an adjoining house is a piece of stone with irregular protuberances daubed IV. SECTS AND CULTS 59 with red paint — designated Kdl Bhairo — evident- ly a latter-day loan from the later Hinduism and now an object of worship.
By the left of this is another temple of the Digambara sect with numbers of small marble figures of the Tirthankaras, all seated cross-legged and posed like Buddha statues in the attitude of meditation.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Naked) and the Swetambara (the white-robed) sects ; both the sects, however, enshrine the images of all the twenty-four Tirthankaras. Entering the temple on the right, the striking figure there is the large image in white marble of Paresnath with a hooded snake above the head stretched like an umbrella. By the right and left are smaller statues of the other Tirthankaras, six of the Swetambara and four of the Digambara sect in brass and in black and white marble. The walls are replete with photo...s of many famous Jain monks and the decorations are gorgeous and imposing. In an adjoining house is a piece of stone with irregular protuberances daubed IV. SECTS AND CULTS 59 with red paint — designated Kdl Bhairo — evident- ly a latter-day loan from the later Hinduism and now an object of worship.
By the left of this is another temple of the Digambara sect with numbers of small marble figures of the Tirthankaras, all seated cross-legged and posed like Buddha statues in the attitude of meditation.
What to read after The Holy City Benares?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Rajani Ranjan Sen to read onlineMoreLess
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