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SUMMARY:Metaphor Talk
DTSTART:20240513T141500Z
DTEND:20240513T154500Z
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. emerit. John E. Cort (Denison University)\n\n"God as Kin
 g or God as Ascetic? Ornament in the Material Culture of Jain Icons"\n\nAB
 STRACT  A fundamental sectarian divide among the Jains is that between th
 e Digambaras (“Sky-Clad”) and Shvetambaras (“White-Clad”). The for
 mer hold that true world renouncers should even renounce clothing\, and so
  live in a state of nudity. The latter reject such an extreme interpretati
 on of renunciation and hold that true world renouncers can wear simple whi
 te robes. This difference in doctrine and practice is seen clearly in the 
 icons of the Jinas found in Jain temples. Digambara temples enshrine image
 s of the Jina as nude\, whereas the images in Shvetambara temples depict t
 he Jina as wearing a robe. But this is not the most obvious visual differe
 nce between temple images. Whereas the Digambara images underscore the Jin
 a’s nudity with a stark\, unornamented style\, Shvetambara images are el
 aborately ornamented. The symbolism is obvious: Digambara images depict th
 e Jina as an ascetic renouncer\, and Shvetambara images depict the Jina as
  a king. In this talk\, Cort explores both the symbolism and the interpret
 ations of Jina images that underlie this key element of the material cultu
 re of Jain temple images.\n\n 
LOCATION:CERES Palais\, room "Ruhrpott" (4.13)
URL:https://sfb1475.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en/event/metaphor-talk-24-05-13/
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