Editing Jainism (section)

===Statues and sculptures===
{{Main|Jain sculpture}}
{{Infobox religious building
| name                  = Gommateshwara<br>(Bahubali)
| religious_affiliation = Jainism
| image                 = Gommateshwara, Shravanabelagola.jpg
| alt                   = Gommateshwara statue ಗೊಮ್ಮಟೇಶ್ವರ
| caption               = The 58.8-foot high monolithic statue of [[Bahubali]] built in 981 CE
}}
[[File:Thirthankara Suparshvanath Museum Rietberg RVI 306.jpg|thumb|upright|Idol of [[Suparśvanātha]] ]]

Jain sculptures usually depict one of the twenty-four ''tīrthaṅkaras''; Parshvanatha, Rishabhanatha and Mahāvīra are among the more popular, often seated in [[lotus position]] or ''kayotsarga'', along with ''Arihant'', [[Bahubali]], and protector deities like [[Ambika (Jainism)|Ambika]].{{sfn|Arora|2007|p=405}} Quadruple images are also popular. ''Tirthankar'' idols look similar, differentiated by their individual symbol, except for Parshvanatha whose head is crowned by a snake. Digambara images are naked without any beautification, whereas Śvētāmbara depictions are clothed and ornamented.{{sfn|Cort|2010|p=184}}

A monolithic, {{convert|18|m|ft|adj=on|abbr=off}} statue of Bahubali, ''[[Gommateshvara]]'', built in 981 CE by the [[Western Ganga dynasty|Ganga]] minister and commander [[Chavundaraya]], is situated on a hilltop in [[Shravanabelagola]] in [[Karnataka]]. This statue was voted first in the SMS poll Seven Wonders of India conducted by ''[[The Times of India]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/and-indias-7-wonders-are-/articleshow/2256323.cms |title=And India's 7 wonders are... |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=5 August 2007 |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018033432/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2256323.cms |archive-date=18 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> The {{convert|33|m|ft|adj=on|abbr=off}} tall [[Statue of Ahiṃsā]] (depicting Rishabhanatha) was erected in the [[Nashik district]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/70-crore-plan-for-idol-installation-at-Mangi-Tungi/articleshow/50037188.cms |title=70-crore plan for idol installation at Mangi-Tungi |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=4 December 2015 |last=Botekar |first=Abhilash |access-date=7 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119161127/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/70-crore-plan-for-idol-installation-at-Mangi-Tungi/articleshow/50037188.cms |archive-date=19 January 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Idols are often made in ''[[Ashtadhatu]]'' (literally "eight metals"), namely [[Akota Bronze]], [[brass]], [[gold]], [[silver]], stone [[monolith]]s, [[rock cut]], and precious stones.{{sfn|Pratapaditya Pal|1986|p=22}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jais/hd_jais.htm |title=Jain Sculpture |access-date=16 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506060348/http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jais/hd_jais.htm |archive-date=6 May 2017 |publisher=[[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] |url-status=live}}</ref>