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| Keywords: Animal Symbols of the Kings of the Twelve Heavens of the Vaimanika Gods.jpg en Indian and Himalayan Art Animal Symbols of the Kings of the Twelve Heavens of the Vaimanika Gods Page from a manuscript of the Sangrahanisutra Made in Gujarat India or Rajasthan India 1663-64 Artist/maker unknown India Opaque watercolor on paper 4 3/8 x 10 inches 11 1 x 25 4 cm Currently not on view 1935-34-11 26 a Purchased with the Francis T S Darley Fund 1935 Label The complex Jain cosmology expounded in the Sangrahanisutra speaks of four classes of gods the highest of which are called Vaimanika flying because they travel in airborne chariots Each of the twelve Vaimanika gods has a complete heaven ruled over by a king Each king is represented by a different animal as depicted and named in this painting They are left to right top to bottom antelope water buffalo boar elephant-lion ram swimming spotted animal horse elephant snake rhinoceros bull and gazelle Social Tags 1663-64 http //www philamuseum org/collections/permanent/194969 html mulR 17986 37 unknown India PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Animals in art of India | ||||
