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Rajasthan. Temple Jaïn de Chaumukha.
Le temple le plus important, celui d'Adinatha, est l'une des plus belles et plus vastes constructions jaïns de l'Inde.
Sa construction eut lieu au milieu du xve siècle et aboutit à un temple immense, formé de 29 salles, comportant 80 coupoles portées par 420 piliers. Le bâtiment est censé compter un total de 1444 piliers tous sculptés avec une ornementation différente. L'ensemble est construit en marbre blanc dont chaque centimètre est gravé, sculpté, ornementé. Le temple est aussi appelé Chaumukha, ce qui signifie quatre faces car la cella abrite un Tîrthankara à quatre faces regardant vers les quatre points cardinaux.
The most important temple, that of Adinatha, is one of the most beautiful and largest Jain constructions in India.
Its construction took place in the middle of the fifteenth century and resulted in an immense temple, consisting of 29 rooms, comprising 80 domes carried by 420 pillars. The building is supposed to have a total of 1444 pillars all carved with a different ornamentation. The ensemble is made of white marble, each centimetre of which is engraved, sculpted and ornamented. The temple is also called Chaumukha, which means four faces because the cella houses a four-sided Tîrthankara looking towards the four cardinal points.
Rajasthan. Temple Jaïn de Chaumukha.
Le temple le plus important, celui d'Adinatha, est l'une des plus belles et plus vastes constructions jaïns de l'Inde.
Sa construction eut lieu au milieu du xve siècle et aboutit à un temple immense, formé de 29 salles, comportant 80 coupoles portées par 420 piliers. Le bâtiment est censé compter un total de 1444 piliers tous sculptés avec une ornementation différente. L'ensemble est construit en marbre blanc dont chaque centimètre est gravé, sculpté, ornementé. Le temple est aussi appelé Chaumukha, ce qui signifie quatre faces car la cella abrite un Tîrthankara à quatre faces regardant vers les quatre points cardinaux.
The most important temple, that of Adinatha, is one of the most beautiful and largest Jain constructions in India.
Its construction took place in the middle of the fifteenth century and resulted in an immense temple, consisting of 29 rooms, comprising 80 domes carried by 420 pillars. The building is supposed to have a total of 1444 pillars all carved with a different ornamentation. The ensemble is made of white marble, each centimetre of which is engraved, sculpted and ornamented. The temple is also called Chaumukha, which means four faces because the cella houses a four-sided Tîrthankara looking towards the four cardinal points.