14 Attributes
Reverse of folio 54 (५४)
Verse 246 and 247,
Fourteen Jewels of Chakravarti,
Chakravarti and Vasudeva have special impotance like Tirthankaras. Verse 245, mentiones about Chakravarti along with Fourteen Jewels. The notion of Chakravarti is also found in the Buddhist text also. But in Jain text, the jewels are grouped in the categories. Chakravarti is represented in a seated position and with a servant. The five human ratnas are depicted in the upper register of the folio and they are labeled as Purohit (priest), Senapati (army commander), Grahapati (something like a house-keeper), Vardhika (carpenter) and Stree (female, who is beautiful and for enjoyment). The first two compartment of the lower register represent elephant and horse. The following compartment represent the seven weapons and those are chakra (wheel), chhatra (umbrella), danda (staDisplay, it is delineated like an arrow), charma (animal skin), khadga (short sword). The nomenclature of the sixth weapon is not decipherable, but it is described as made of gold. Seventh weapon is an elaborately delineated mani i.e. pearl.
Article Code No:
NCM 252.38
Outer or folio measurement:
11.3 x 26.5
Verified:
Not Verified
Period:
17
Main location:
Reserve
Sub location:
SR - Cupboard
Remarks on condition of painting:
Good
Remarks:
Donated to Gujarat Museum Society
by Smt Shanta Mehta
in the year 1961
by Smt Shanta Mehta
in the year 1961
Category:
Painting
Price:
0 INR