Framing the jina: narratives of icons and idols in jain history
Auteur :
Cort, John
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195385021
Date de publication :
8 avr. 2010
Dimensions :
16,3 x 23,6 x 3,1 cm
Poids :
717 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
John Cort explores the narratives by which the Jains have explained the presence of icons of Jinas (their enlightened and liberated teachers) that are worshiped and venerated in the hundreds of thousands of Jain temples throughout India.