Book Description

The volume deals with the 'Jain vastrapatas' or 'Jain paintings on cloth and paper' that depict Jain tirtha, Jain cosmology and so on. Jaina vastrapata refers to material printed on large pieces of cloth and paper that are generally classified into Tanric patas, non-Tantric patas, tirtha pathas, cosmological patas, vijnyapti patras and other patas which include chitra-kavyi patas and special invitations. The book discusses the Jain (Shvetambara) class of antiquities namely the vastrapatas wit vivd pictorial representation. It showcases the speciemens at the Lalbhai Dalpatbjai Museum, L.D. Institute of Indology as also paintings from outside India, the volume explains the usage of the patas, their purpose, the symbolism that they represent, the ritual practices that are depicted by them as well as their social and aesthetic value. It takes up in detail minor Jaina antiquties with numerous visuals to support the textual matter that include paintings and line drawings. The publiucation is bound to have textual value for scholars and students of Indian religious art.