Neminatha | Chahamana Dynasty | 12 century C.E.I Black Schist Stone | Narhad, Rajasthan
Jina images appear identical, but the
Jain iconographic codes (lanchana) allows for their identification. This clothed image of Shvetambara (white clad) with the signature conch-shell lanchana found at the centre of the base, can be identified as Neminatha, the twenty second Jina. The term 'nemi' means 'wheel-rim'. This standing, higly polished image of Neminatha has an auspicious Shrivatsa symbol on his chest.
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