Universität Bonn

Abteilung für Asiatische und Islamische Kunstgeschichte

Gommaṭagiri

Jaina monuments on Gommaṭagiri Hill


On the summit of the enormous rock of Gommaṭagiri, there are several open pavilions, which do not shelter representations but simply flank the monumental standing, circa sixteen-feet-high statue of Bāhubali. At the foot of Gommaṭagiri, twenty-four open pillared pavilions, containing small Jina icons, have been constructured to recreate the special layout of sacred Mount Sameṭa-śikhara in Bihar. This site also has a small octagonal temple housing a samavasaraṇa, another temple structure related to the life of the Jinas and a Jala Mandir housing an image of Mahāvīra. 

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Rock seen from the south © Julia A.B. Hegewald
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Steps leading up the rock © Julia A.B. Hegewald
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Statue of Bāhubali © Julia A.B. Hegewald
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Pādukā of Neminātha © Julia A.B. Hegewald
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Samavasaraṇa Temple © Julia A.B. Hegewald
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Jala Mandir © Julia A.B. Hegewald
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