The Jain religion was founded in North India. It is a religion based on the doctrine of ahimsa or the non-harming of all living things. Images of Jinas or supreme beings are often portrayed in the body-abandonment pose whereby the arms hang to the side without touching the body. This particular image depicts the Jina Suparsvanatha, the tenth jina in the Jain pantheon. He is identified by his five-hooded serpent canopy.
Details
- Title: Jina Suparsvanatha
- Date: c. 900
- Medium: Schist
- Dimensions: 32-1/4 x 14 x 6-1/4 in. (81.9 x 35.6 x 15.9 cm)
- Credit Line: The Norton Simon Foundation
- Accession Number: F.1975.17.06.S
- Copyright: © The Norton Simon Foundation
Object Information
The Peaceful Liberators: Jain Art from India
- Kimbell Art Museum, 1995-03-05 to 1995-05-28
- New Orleans, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1995-07-15 to 1995-09-17
- London, England, Victoria & Albert Museum, 1995-11-22 to 1996-02-18
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1994-11-06 to 1995-01-22
- Dehejia, Vidya, Asian Art: Selections from the Norton Simon Museum, fig. 1 pp. 34-35
- Pal, Pratapaditya, The Peaceful Liberators: Jain Art from India, 1995, p. 162
- Pal, Pratapaditya, Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum, Volume 1: Art from the Indian Subcontinent, 2003, fig. 16, no. 213 pp. 21, 289
- Campbell, Sara, Collector Without Walls: Norton Simon and His Hunt for the Best, 2010, cat. 1231 p. 385
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