Art from Maurya Period, Jain Tirthankar

Instruction: Go to Wikipedia.org and search for text Jain Tirthankar read and paste the information related to Jain Tirthankar and answer the following questions. The Jain images was found near Vidisa of Mathura, which belonged to the early Gupta period. This image is of Jain Tirthankar seated on a square pedestal in Vajraparyankasana mudra. The image of Mahavira Swamy which measures 95 x 60 cm, the 24th Tirthankar is made in the typical Buddhist and Jain style of the Kusana period. Mahavir Swamy laid emphasis on freeing the human being from the cycle of birth and death, which can be achieved by practicing Tri Ratna (three germs of action) like faith, righteous work and truthful words. The artist tried to express the triratna in this image. This image dated 5th CAD is now preserved in State Museum, Lucknow, UP.

1. The image is in ____________________ mudra 2. The image of 24th Jain Tirthankar is of ______________. 3. The Jain Tirthankar is now preserved in __________________________________ .