Jain stupa
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The Jain stupa was a type of stupa erected by the Jains for devotional purposes.
Sivayasa Ayagapata, with stupa fragment, Kankali Tila, 75-100 CE.
View of the Jain Stupa as excavated at Kankali Tila, c. 1889
Cross-section of the stupa at Kankali Tila
Jain torana with triratna symbols and flame palmette designs on top.
Ayagapata
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Ayagapata or Ayagapatta is a type of votive slab associated with worship in Jainism.
Jain stupa
…Kankali Tila mound. Numerous associated religious works of art were also discovered during the excavations. Many of these are votive tablets, called ayagapatas. They are numerous, and some of the earliest ones have been dated to circa 50-20 BCE. According to Jain legends, five Jain stupas were built in Mathura…
Ayagapata, excavated from Kankali Tila, circa 25-50 CE
Vasu Śilāpaṭa, Jain Tablet of homage showing a Jain stupa (Circa 1st Century CE) (Photo:Government Museum, Mathura)
A Kankali Tila plate, with an inscription mentioning the year 42 of the reign of Northern Satraps ruler Sodasa
The Jina Parsvanatha (detail of Parsvanatha ayagapata), Mathura circa 15 CE, Lucknow Museum.