Practicing Success
Which canonical text in the Jain tradition is among the most widely illustrated and provides a biographical narrative for artists to paint? |
1 2 3 4 |
2 |
Answer: Kalpasutra Among the most widely illustrated canonical text in the Jain tradition is Kalpasutra. It has a section, reciting events from the lives of the 24 Tirthankaras — from their births to salvation — that provides a biographical narrative for artists to paint. The five key incidents roughly elaborated as — conception, birth, renunciation, enlightenment and first sermon, and salvation from the lives of Tirthankaras and events leading to and around these — comprise most part of the Kalpasutra. |