Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History
by
John Cort
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2010
John Cort explores the narratives by which the Jains have explained the presence of icons of Jinas (their enlightened and liberated teachers) that are worshiped and venerated in the hundreds of thousands of Jain temples throughout India. Most of these narratives portray icons favorably, and so justify...