PLATE XXVIII
Tīrthakara
The gigantic statues of the Jain Tīrthakaras ("Perfected Saints") are invariably represented with an expression of superhuman calm. As becomes the oldest Jain sect, the Digambara ("Sky-Clad," i.e. naked), they are nude. The elongated ears are interesting as recurring in images of the Buddha. From a statue at Sravana Belgola, Mysore. After a photograph in the Library of the India Office, London.
