Bahubali
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Bahubali was the son of Rishabhanatha and the brother of the chakravartin Bharata. He is a revered figure in Jainism. He is said to have meditated motionless for 12 years in a standing posture, with c
The 57-foot (17-m) high Gommateshwara statue at Shravanabelagola, was built in c. 983 CE
Depiction of Bharata-Bahubali fight
Sculpture depicting Bahubali's meditation in Kayotsarga posture with vines enveloped around his body (Photo: Badami caves)
Chalukyan-period copper-alloy image of Bahubali in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Gommateshwara statue
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The Gommateshwara statue is a 57-foot high monolithic statue of lord Bahubali on Vindhyagiri, also known as Indra-giri in the town of Shravanbelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka. Carved of a sing
Bahubali
…of meditation, he is said to have attained omniscience (kevala jnana). Bahubali's other names are Kammateshwara and Gommateshwara, the namesake of the Gommateshwara statue dedicated to him. The Adipurana, a 9th-century Sanskrit poem, deals with the ten lives of the first tirthankara, Rishabhanatha and his two sons Bharata…
Head and torso
Feet with a worshipper
Side view