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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.