Jaina Antiquities at Budhapada (Khordha)

The Somanatha temple at Budhapada is situated on the left side of the road leading from Jatani to Pipili on the right bank of the river Daya. It is about 3km east of Jatani and 15km from Bhubaneswar. The temple has a rekha vimana and pidha jagamohana of Kalingan order. A Risabhanatha image is found worshipped as Guru Drona in a small pidha temple within the complex at the south-east corner and few Tirthankara images are also carved in the bada portion of the temple (Pls.LXXVIC-LXXVIIC).

Risabhanatha:

The Tirthankara is carved seated in dhyanamudra over a lotus pedestal but his face is missing. His lanchana bull and heaps of offerings are shown below the pedestal. He is flanked by chauri bearers on both side and other features of the image could not be ascertained as the image is very much weathered.

Tirthankara (?):

An image seems to be a Tirthankara (28 x10cm) is carved standing in kayotsarga posture at the upper jangha portion of the jagamohana, closed to the southern side grilled window in a pidha mundi. But, here the Tirthankara is for first time noticed with folded dhoti as lower garment and decked with armlets, karna-kundalas and a beaded hara. The auspicious trivali mark at the neck is clearly seen and his eyes are depicted in meditative attitude. The Tirthankara image seems to be the first of its kind without naked stands in kayotsarga posture in Odisha. Another similar image (24x10cm) with slight variation with the design of lower garment is also noticed in the north-west corner of the jagamohana at upper jangha portion within a pidha mundi design. The images can be safely dated to the 13^th century CE, as the temple belongs to that period.