Gomukha
In Jain cosmology, Gomukha is the guardian god or Yaksha (attendant deity) of Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara.[1][2]
Gomukha | |
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Gomukha, c. 8th century, Gurjara-Pratihara | |
Personal information | |
Spouse | Chakreshvari |
Legacy
Iconography
According to Jain tradition, Gomukha is depicted as two or four armed yaksha riding on elephant.[6] As the name suggest gomukha has head of a bull.[7][8] Gomukha carries a goad in left hand and noose in left. In other two lower arms gomukha carries varada and conch.[9] The yaksha-yakshi pair sculptures of Gomukha-Chakreshwari are one of the most favoured along with Ambika-Sarvahanabhuti and Dharanendra-Padmavati.[10] The image of Gomukha yaksha in Ellora caves is noteworthy.[11]
- Gomukha at Dadabari, Mehrauli
- Gomukha at Trilok Teerth Dham
- Gomukha at Shri Atma Vallabh Jain Smarak
References
Citation
- Bruhn 1969, p. 26.
- Shah 1995, p. 18.
- Campbell 1884, p. 117.
- Kelting 2009, p. 240.
- Pereira 1977, p. 29.
- Shah 1987, p. 117.
- Pereira 1977, p. 42.
- Bruhn 1969, p. 24.
- Shah 1987, p. 227.
- Tiwari 1989, p. 13.
- Pereira 1977, p. 61.
Source
- Campbell, James M. (1884), Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Dháwár, Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, 22, Bombay: Government Central Press
- Shah, Umakant Premanand (1987), Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography, Abhinav Publications, ISBN 978-81-7017-208-6
- Tiwari, Dr. Maruti Nandan Prasad (1989), Ambika in Jaina Art and Literature, Bharatiya Jnanpith
- Kelting, M. Whitney (2009), Heroic Wives Rituals, Stories and the Virtues of Jain Wifehood, Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780190452865
- Pereira, Jose (1977), Monolithic Jinas: The Iconography of the Jain Temples of Ellora, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 9788120823976
- Bruhn, Klaus (1969), The Jina-Images of Deograh, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Institute of South Asian archaeology
- Shah, Umakant Premanand (1995), Studies in Jaina Art and Iconography and Allied Subjects in Honour of Dr. U.P. Shah, Abhinav Publications, ISBN 9788170173168
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