Jaina Svetambara Tirthankara in Meditation

first half of the 11th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 241

Im Mittelpunkt der täglichen religiösen Pflichten des Jainismus steht die Verehrung des Bildes der Jina, der konzeptuellen Basis des panindischen Ideals des yogischen Asketen. Diese alte Praktik, die in den Veden (den ältesten hinduistischen Texten) gefeiert wird, steht für die Aneignung spiritueller Weisheit in Kombination mit dem Streben nach fortgeschrittenen Meditationsformen und dem Verzicht auf materielle Annehmlichkeiten. Im Jainismus werden die 24 befreiten Seelen, die diesen erhabenen Zustand erreicht haben, als Tirthankaras (Furtüberquerer) verehrt. Dieser auf einem edelsteinbesetzten Thron sitzende Jina-Tirthankara, sollte wahrscheinlich Mahavira darstellen, den historischen Gründer des Jainismus und fast Zeitgenossen Buddha Shakyamunis im 5. Jhd. v. Chr.

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Titel: Jaina Svetambara Tirthankara in Meditation
Zeitraum: Solanki-Zeit
Datum: Erste Hälfte d. 11. Jhds.
Geografie: Indien, Gujarat oder Rajasthan
Medium: Marmor
Dimensionen: H: 99 cm
Anerkennung: Neuerwerb, Schenkung von Florence und Herbert Irving 1992
Akzession Nr.: 1992.131
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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