Kalpa Sutra and Kalacharyakatha

Object Details

• School/Tradition

  Jain school

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas (March 25, 2023 - ongoing)

  Art of India: Painting and Decorative Objects (July 30, 1988 to July 9, 1989)

• Origin

  Gujarat state, India

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Page

• Type

  Manuscript

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1400s

• Place

  Gujarat state, India

• Topic

  Heaven, Wars, Art, Moon, Outer space, Dreaming, Jainism, Birth, Lotus, Mothers, Throne, South Asian and Himalayan Art, Rites and ceremonies, Jina, Mahavira, King, Indra, Archery, Bulls, Monk, Gurus

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Manuscripts