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Report
Topic: Jain Theory
Sub: Building
ConstructionSubbmited by :- Yaseen Malik
Obaid hurshid
!bdullah
"ami#ue
JAIN THEORY
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Introduction
Jain art refers to religious works of art associated with Jainism.
Initially ain tem!les were mainly car"ed out of rock faces and use of
#ricks was almost negligi#le.
Howe"er in later years ains started #uilding tem!le cities on hills
#ased on the conce!t of $mountains of immorality.
The #asic of ain tem!le is four faced o!en form in the tem!le.
Elements of ain tem!les Jain tem!les ha"e numerous !illars ha"ing designed structure%
forming s&uars.
The s&uar thus formed create cham#ers.
'ontains small cha!els and image of a deity.
There are richly cur"ed #racket that emerge at a#out two thirds of
their height.
Entry into these tem!les is from four
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doors that faces cardinal direction.
Jain tem!le structure Jain tem!le contains a num#er of columns arranged in s&uares.
(illars were omitted% so as to lea"e s!aces in the form of octagons.
)y cor#elling o"er the !rndenti"es in le"el coures%dome was
gradually formed. At a s!ace that !entrates through two to three stories % "arious
hights of domes are !laced% their ceilings ha"e scul!ture.
*ights is s#undantly coming inside through ga!s #etween
theceilings from the courtyard.
There is no two !illars are alike in design #e descri#e as reali+ation
of the !ure land.
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(lan of tem!le
In there are ,)harda!rasad- in east and west.
A line of ,e"a/kulika , along ,)hamati- surround whole com!le0.
All these shrines hold a statue of Tirthankara Or ina% these are more
than 122 statues in total.