{"id":632,"date":"2026-07-01T05:35:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merder.org\/?page_id=632"},"modified":"2026-07-01T05:35:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:35:54","slug":"jainism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/merder.org\/?page_id=632","title":{"rendered":"Jainism: Images, Symbols, and Sacred Places"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wrig-page\">\n<style>\n    .wrig-page { max-width: 1120px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 1rem; line-height: 1.55; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-page h1 { margin-bottom: .35rem; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-note { border-left: 4px solid #52616b; padding: .7rem 1rem; background: #f6f7f8; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr)); gap: 1rem; margin: 1.25rem 0; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-card { border: 1px solid #d9d9d9; border-radius: 6px; padding: 1rem; background: #fff; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-card h2 { font-size: 1.15rem; margin-top: 0; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-card img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border: 1px solid #ececec; background: #f7f7f7; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-caption { margin-bottom: .75rem; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-meta, .wrig-caution { font-size: .92rem; color: #333; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-caution { background: #fff8e6; border-left: 3px solid #b98200; padding: .55rem .7rem; }<br \/>\n  <\/style>\n<h1>Jainism: Images, Symbols, and Sacred Places<\/h1>\n<p>This gallery presents Jain images and objects selected for close study. Use the images to connect Tirthankaras, manuscripts, discipline, nonviolence, and devotional culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-note\">These images are selected for study and comparison. Look closely at the source, rights note, caption, and category for each image before drawing conclusions.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wrig-grid\">\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>Jain Svetambara Tirthankara in Meditation<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jainism-jain-svetambara-tirthankara-in-meditation.jpg\" alt=\"Jain Svetambara Tirthankara in Meditation\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">Jain Svetambara Tirthankara in Meditation is a candidate image from The Metropolitan Museum of Art found with the curated search term &#8216;Jain Tirthankara&#8217;. It is relevant to Jainism because it fits the page category: Tirthankara image, Jain manuscript, temple architecture, pilgrimage site, or Jain symbol\/object. It would help World Religions students connect a specific object, site, or practice with the tradition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Tirthankara\/Jina<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/38574\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> The Met Open Access \/ public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Kept from current material because it is relevant, but repetition is capped for variety.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>Seated Jain Tirthankara<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jainism-seated-jain-tirthankara.jpg\" alt=\"Seated Jain Tirthankara\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">Seated Jain Tirthankara is a candidate image from The Metropolitan Museum of Art found with the curated search term &#8216;Jain Tirthankara&#8217;. It is relevant to Jainism because it fits the page category: Tirthankara image, Jain manuscript, temple architecture, pilgrimage site, or Jain symbol\/object. It would help World Religions students connect a specific object, site, or practice with the tradition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Tirthankara\/Jina<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/39263\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> The Met Open Access \/ public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Kept from current material because it is relevant, but repetition is capped for variety.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>Lustration of the Infant Jina Mahavira<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jainism-lustration-of-the-infant-jina-mahavira.jpg\" alt=\"Lustration of the Infant Jina Mahavira\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">This Kalpasutra folio shows a Jain sacred narrative connected with Mahavira. It broadens the page beyond stone Tirthankara images. Students can discuss Jain textual preservation, sacred biography, and manuscript culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Jain manuscript<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/72629\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> The Met Open Access \/ public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Adds Jain manuscript category.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>Devananda&#8217;s Fourteen Auspicious Dreams Foretelling the Birth of Mahavira: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jainism-devananda-s-fourteen-auspicious-dreams-foretelling-the-birth-of-mahavira-folio-fro-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Devananda's Fourteen Auspicious Dreams Foretelling the Birth of Mahavira: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">This image shows Devananda&#8217;s Fourteen Auspicious Dreams Foretelling the Birth of Mahavira: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript. It connects to Jainism through jain manuscript. Students can use it to compare how objects, texts, places, and practices communicate religious ideas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Jain manuscript<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/37788\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> The Met Open Access \/ public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Resolved from targeted The Met Open Access object ID 37788.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"wrig-questions\">\n<h2>Questions for Looking Closely<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>What specific details in the image connect it to this tradition?<\/li>\n<li>What source information helps you interpret the image responsibly?<\/li>\n<li>How does this image complicate a simple or stereotyped understanding of the tradition?<\/li>\n<li>What comparison could you make with another image on this page?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/world-religions-images\/\">Back to World Religions Image Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\">Source note: Image records and rights statements are shown with each card. 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