Sangrahanisutra
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18th century (made)
18th century (made)
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The Sangrahanisutra is a cosmological text composed in 1136 by Shrichandra that includes Jain ideas about the structure of the universe and the mapping of space. The manuscript, made in the eighteenth century, includes illustrations and cosmic diagrams.
This folio has on this side, the recto, illustrations of the animal vahanas (vehicles) of celestial bodies. The top line has 5 elephants, the first of which is depicted with stripes and claws like a tiger, alternating with 5 horses with red and yellow saddles and bridles. The middle line shows 3 suns and 2 moons, one full and the other partially occluded. The bottom line has 5 elephants alternating with 5 bullocks.
The verso (numbered 15) has text and diagrams of day and night.
This folio has on this side, the recto, illustrations of the animal vahanas (vehicles) of celestial bodies. The top line has 5 elephants, the first of which is depicted with stripes and claws like a tiger, alternating with 5 horses with red and yellow saddles and bridles. The middle line shows 3 suns and 2 moons, one full and the other partially occluded. The bottom line has 5 elephants alternating with 5 bullocks.
The verso (numbered 15) has text and diagrams of day and night.
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Title | Sangrahanisutra (series title) |
Materials and techniques | Painted in ink and paint on paper |
Brief description | Manuscript page, Sangrahanisutra, diagrams of day and night, ink and paint on paper, Western India, 18th century |
Physical description | Page verso, ink and paint on paper, from a complete illustrated manuscript of the Samgrahanisutra or Sangrahanisutra, a Jain cosmographical text in Sanskrit composed in A.D.1136 by Shrichandra Muni, whose name appears on f.52 of this copy. The work is also named at the end as the Trailokya dipi, which is more usually applied to the Sangrahani Sutra of Jinabhadragani Kshamashramana, the earliest work of this class. The work is accompanied by an interlinear text in smaller devanagari script, which is possibly the commentary of Devabhadra. This manuscript is written on 56 oblong folios of paper of which two folios (10a and 12a) are not numbered, the last numbered folio being 54. The outer folios are of double thickness and decorated with a central ogee medallion and floral motifs on their outer faces. The copy is undated but appears to have been written and illustrated in Western India during the 18th century. This folio (17) verso has cosmographical diagrams of day and night. |
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Content description | Cosmographical diagrams of day and night. |
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Summary | The Sangrahanisutra is a cosmological text composed in 1136 by Shrichandra that includes Jain ideas about the structure of the universe and the mapping of space. The manuscript, made in the eighteenth century, includes illustrations and cosmic diagrams. This folio has on this side, the recto, illustrations of the animal vahanas (vehicles) of celestial bodies. The top line has 5 elephants, the first of which is depicted with stripes and claws like a tiger, alternating with 5 horses with red and yellow saddles and bridles. The middle line shows 3 suns and 2 moons, one full and the other partially occluded. The bottom line has 5 elephants alternating with 5 bullocks. The verso (numbered 15) has text and diagrams of day and night. |
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Accession number | IS.35:17-1971 |
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Record created | September 11, 2013 |
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