Dear Jacob and Martin, many thanks for your emails. I would also be very interested to learn of any additional readings you may find.
I have been interested for some time in depictions of the Navagrahas in a Jaina ritual context. With kind regards, Julia. Prof. Dr. Julia A. B. Hegewald Professor of Oriental Art History Head of Department University of Bonn Institute of Oriental and Asian Studies (IOA) Department of Asian and Islamic Art History Adenauerallee 10 53113 Bonn Germany Email: [email protected] www.aik.uni-bonn.de Tel. 0049-228-73 7213 Fax. 0049-228-73 4042 > On 20. Mar 2026, at 08:07, Jean Michel DELIRE via INDOLOGY > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Very interesting indeed, Jacob and Martin. > If you find any reference (articles, books) on the subject, please keep me > informed. > > Best regards, > > Jean Michel Delire (University of Brussels) > > Le mer. 18 mars 2026 à 23:28, jacob--- via INDOLOGY > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> a écrit : >> Dear friends and colleagues, >> >> I am trying to understand the origin of the symbolic forms (ākāra) >> associated with the navagrahas, but have not had any luck so far. The >> standard forms, as far as I have been able to determine them, are as >> follows: >> >> Sun = circle (vṛtta) >> Moon = crescent (ardhacandra) >> Mars = triangle (trikoṇa) >> Mercury = arrowhead (bāṇa) >> Jupiter = rectangle (dīrghacaturaśra) >> Venus = pentagon (pañcakoṇa) >> Saturn = bow (dhanus) >> Rāhu = winnowing basket (śūrpa) >> Ketu = flag (dhvaja) >> >> I would be grateful for any pointers to primary sources or articles >> discussing these forms. >> >> Best regards, >> Jacob >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
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