External Eyes on Jain Temple Icons
These glass eyes seem to look intently at the viewer, seizing the viewer’s attention. This is precisely what they are intended to do by the Shvetambar Murtipujak Jains of western India; it is also precisely why the Digambar Jains of western India strenuously object to them.
| Published in: | Conversations |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Yale University
2013
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Conversations
Year: 2014 |
| Further subjects: | B
Jina
B Eyes B Sculpture B Adornment B Jainism B Digambar |
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| Summary: | These glass eyes seem to look intently at the viewer, seizing the viewer’s attention. This is precisely what they are intended to do by the Shvetambar Murtipujak Jains of western India; it is also precisely why the Digambar Jains of western India strenuously object to them. |
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| ISSN: | 2475-241X |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.22332/con.obj.2014.23 |