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PLATE XXVIII

Tīrthakara

The gigantic statues of the Jain Tīrthakaras ("Perfected Saints") are invariably represented with an expression of superhuman calm. As becomes the oldest Jain sect, the Digambara ("Sky-Clad," i.e. naked), they are nude. The elongated ears are interesting as recurring in images of the Buddha. From a statue at Sravana Belgola, Mysore. After a photograph in the Library of the India Office, London.