Gomukha
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Deity in Jain cosmology
| Gomukha | |
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 Gomukha, c. 8th century, Gurjara-Pratihara |
In Jain cosmology, Gomukha is the guardian god or Yaksha (attendant deity) of Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara.[1][2]
Worship
Gomukha along with Dharanendra is the most popular yaksha in Jainism.[3][4][5]
Iconography
According to Jain tradition, Gomukha is depicted as two or four armed yaksha riding on an elephant.[6] As the name suggests, gomukha has the head of a bull.[7][8] Gomukha carries a goad in left hand and noose in left. In other two lower arms gomukha carries varada and conch.[9] The yaksha-yakshi pair sculptures of Gomukha-Chakreshwari are one of the most favoured along with Ambika-Sarvanubhuti and Dharanendra-Padmavati.[10] The image of Gomukha yaksha in Ellora Caves is noteworthy.[11]
Gomukha at Dadabari, Mehrauli
Gomukha at Trilok Teerth Dham
Gomukha at Shri Atma Vallabh Jain Smarak
See also
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References
Citation
- ↑ Bruhn 1969, p. 26.
- ↑ Shah 1995, p. 18.
- ↑ Campbell 1884, p. 117.
- ↑ Kelting 2009, p. 240.
- ↑ Pereira 1977, p. 29.
- ↑ Shah 1987, p. 117.
- ↑ Pereira 1977, p. 42.
- ↑ Bruhn 1969, p. 24.
- ↑ Shah 1987, p. 227.
- ↑ Tiwari 1989, p. 13.
- ↑ Pereira 1977, p. 61.
Source
- Campbell, James M. (1884), Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Dháwár, Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, vol. 22, Bombay: Government Central Press
- Shah, Umakant Premanand (1987), Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography, Abhinav Publications, ISBN 978-81-7017-208-6
- Tiwari, Dr. Maruti Nandan Prasad (1989), Ambika in Jaina Art and Literature, Bharatiya Jnanpith
- Kelting, M. Whitney (2009), Heroic Wives Rituals, Stories and the Virtues of Jain Wifehood, Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780190452865
- Pereira, Jose (1977), Monolithic Jinas: The Iconography of the Jain Temples of Ellora, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 9788120823976
- Bruhn, Klaus (1969), The Jina-Images of Deograh, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Institute of South Asian archaeology
- Shah, Umakant Premanand (1995), Studies in Jaina Art and Iconography and Allied Subjects in Honour of Dr. U.P. Shah, Abhinav Publications, ISBN 9788170173168
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