Top Tweets for #Kalpasutra

over 1 year ago

Ancient Jain painting, Dated 1439. ✨ White elephant showering holy water on the Lord Shantinath, the 16th Tirthankar of the present Avsarpini Kaal..🦌 A folio from the Mandu #Kalpasutra Jain style, Mandu, Central India. #Painting #Artstyle #Arts #Jainism 💫

TanviSolanki_'s tweet photo. Ancient Jain painting, Dated 1439. ✨ White elephant showering holy water on the Lord Shantinath, the 16th Tirthankar of the present Avsarpini Kaal..🦌
A folio from the Mandu #Kalpasutra Jain style, Mandu, Central India.
#Painting #Artstyle #Arts #Jainism 💫 https://t.co/W4nCcNdRSv

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over 2 years ago

#Doyouknow how Lord Mahavira was born? Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism took the form of a foetus in the womb of Brahmani Devananada, wife of Rishabhadatta? She saw the fourteen auspicious dreams. 1/3 #SalarJungMuseum #Kalpasutra #Mahavira #Jainism

sjmhyd's tweet photo. #Doyouknow how Lord Mahavira was born?
Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism took the form of a foetus in the womb of Brahmani Devananada, wife of Rishabhadatta? She saw the fourteen auspicious dreams.
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#SalarJungMuseum #Kalpasutra #Mahavira #Jainism https://t.co/Jvc9fZkUh0

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over 2 years ago

Mahavira performs fast of abstinence from six meals to without drinking water, plucks out his hair, wears the garment of a monk. From a royal householder he becomes a homeless pilgrim, ‘Kalpasutra’ folio Gujarat, 18th century. 1/2 #SalarJungMuseum #Kalpasutra #Mahavira #jainism

sjmhyd's tweet photo. Mahavira performs fast of abstinence from six meals to without drinking water, plucks out his hair, wears the garment of a monk. From a royal householder he becomes a homeless pilgrim, ‘Kalpasutra’ folio Gujarat, 18th century.
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#SalarJungMuseum #Kalpasutra #Mahavira #jainism https://t.co/JcgzVj34DX

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over 2 years ago

He used to play games with other boys in his youth. His detractors used to try to break his spirit and tried different tricks but he would out-do them easily and always emerged victorious. #SalarJungMuseum #AmritMahotsav #Mahavira #Kalpasutra #Jainart

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over 2 years ago

Check out a Jain ‘kalpa-sutra’ manuscript in Prakrit with seven lined ‘Devanagari’ script with an illustrated panel. This folio depicts the ‘amalaki-krida’ from Lord Mahavira’s life, from Gujarat, 18th century. 1/2 #SalarJungMuseum #AmritMahotsav #Mahavira #Kalpasutra #Jainart

sjmhyd's tweet photo. Check out a Jain ‘kalpa-sutra’ manuscript in Prakrit with seven lined ‘Devanagari’ script with an illustrated panel. This folio depicts the ‘amalaki-krida’ from Lord Mahavira’s life, from Gujarat, 18th century.
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#SalarJungMuseum #AmritMahotsav #Mahavira #Kalpasutra #Jainart https://t.co/2LplCwNh9A

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Ministry of Culture

@MinOfCultureGoI

over 2 years ago

Do you know about Jain #KalpaSutra? It's a Jain manuscript containing the biographies of the revered Jain Tirthankaras. Have a look at this manuscript's page depicting Lord Mahaveera's ‘nirvan’. IC: @sjmhyd #CultureUnitesAll #AmritMahotsav

MinOfCultureGoI's tweet photo. Do you know about Jain #KalpaSutra? It's a Jain manuscript containing the biographies of the revered Jain Tirthankaras. Have a look at this manuscript's page depicting Lord Mahaveera's ‘nirvan’.

IC: @sjmhyd

#CultureUnitesAll #AmritMahotsav https://t.co/2fsr8DgfJv

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over 2 years ago

A Jaina‘#kalpasutra’ folio from an illustrated manuscript depicting Lord Mahavira's ‘nirvana’. The crescent shaped ‘siddhashila’ is seen(a place where all ‘siddhas’ reside after ‘nirvana’).7 lined Devanagari script on brown background, Gujarat, 16th century. 1/2 #SalarJungMuseum

sjmhyd's tweet photo. A Jaina‘#kalpasutra’ folio from an illustrated manuscript depicting Lord Mahavira's ‘nirvana’. The crescent shaped ‘siddhashila’ is seen(a place where all ‘siddhas’ reside after ‘nirvana’).7 lined Devanagari script on brown background, Gujarat, 16th century.
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#SalarJungMuseum https://t.co/vYE97wOYsQ

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Check out this illustrated leaf of a Jain Kalpa-sutra manuscript depicting a standing Lord Mahavira with two lady attendants under blossoming trees and a walking male figure, maybe a monk on one side; from Gujarat, 15th century. 1/2 #SalarJungMuseum #AmritMahotsav #Kalpasutra

sjmhyd's tweet photo. Check out this illustrated leaf of a Jain Kalpa-sutra manuscript depicting a standing Lord Mahavira with two lady attendants under blossoming trees and a walking male figure, maybe a monk on one side; from Gujarat, 15th century.
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#SalarJungMuseum #AmritMahotsav #Kalpasutra https://t.co/P4B7OB8cUV

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over 2 years ago

@truejainology @gautam_adani @harsh_r_shah @HistoryInPics @DeshGujarat @spreadjainism @heritageofjains @CMO_Odisha @CMOGuj @myogiadityanath @AmitShahOffice @CMMadhyaPradesh @MPTourism @rohitTeamBJP @sudhirchaudhary @SudhanshuTrived @UPGovt @supriyasahuias @kishanreddybjp @MPLodha etc. were represented on the carvings which are even used today by Shwetambar Jain monks. Interestingly, the inscriptions give the names of the Kula-Gana-Shakha of the monks which match exactly with the #Kalpasutra #Sthaviravali which prove that these images were of #Shwetambar

TanviSolanki_'s tweet photo. @truejainology @gautam_adani @harsh_r_shah @HistoryInPics @DeshGujarat @spreadjainism @heritageofjains @CMO_Odisha @CMOGuj @myogiadityanath @AmitShahOffice @CMMadhyaPradesh @MPTourism @rohitTeamBJP @sudhirchaudhary @SudhanshuTrived @UPGovt @supriyasahuias @kishanreddybjp @MPLodha etc. were represented on the carvings which are even used today by Shwetambar Jain monks. Interestingly, the inscriptions give the names of the Kula-Gana-Shakha of the monks which match exactly with the #Kalpasutra #Sthaviravali which prove that these images were of #Shwetambar https://t.co/uEw6Obs6dJ

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almost 3 years ago

narrative, astronomy, astrology, mathematics and music. 33 #Jain #manuscripts are available in Digitised form. The selection includes rare and valuable palm leaf manuscripts, the oldest Jain manuscript in the #British Library dated 1201 CE, several #Kalpasutra versions, some of

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almost 3 years ago

4 Specialities: Chintamani parshwanath idol made of soil, Chandra prabhu swami mandir, Aadinath idol in the size of a rice and the Gyan bhandar having #Kalpasutra , Kalpavruksha , #Aagam , idols of gemstones.. #ShwetambarJains .. #Swetamber

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Ministry of Culture

@MinOfCultureGoI

almost 3 years ago

The Kalpa Sutra is a Jain text containing the biographies of the Jain Tirthankaras, notably Parshvanatha and Mahavira. It is ascribed to Bhadrabahu, which would place it in the 4th century BC. #SalarJungMuseum #Kalpasutra #AmritMahotsav #Jainaart #CultureUnitesAll #G20India

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Ministry of Culture

@MinOfCultureGoI

almost 3 years ago

#Repost @sjmhyd An Illustrated Jain Kalpa Sutra manuscript with decorative painted bordered leaf with inscription in seven lined white Devanagari script against a deep brownish background is showcased here, Gujarat, 16th century. #SalarJungMuseum #Kalpasutra #CultureUnitesAll

MinOfCultureGoI's tweet photo. #Repost @sjmhyd

An Illustrated Jain Kalpa Sutra manuscript with decorative painted bordered leaf with inscription in seven lined white Devanagari script against a deep brownish background is showcased here, Gujarat, 16th century.

#SalarJungMuseum #Kalpasutra #CultureUnitesAll https://t.co/IdoC8Hxlik

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