Queen Trishala Gives Birth to Mahavira, from a copy of the Kalpasutra

Birth of Mahavira, folio 30 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra

Western India, Gujarat

King Siddhartha's Morning Bath, Folio 22 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra

Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century

Indra Venerates the Embryo of Mahavira, Folio 7 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century

Birth of Nemi, Folio 48 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra

Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century

The Fourteen Dreams of Queen Trishala, folio 14 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

Western India, Gujarat

Mahavira Rides in His Initiation Palanquin, Folio 36 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century

Mahavira's Initiation Tonsure, Folio 37 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra

Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century

Mahavira Gives Away his Possessions, Folio 35 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra

Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century

Night Vigil for Mahavira's Birth: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

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The Siege of Ujjain and the Slaying of the Magic Donkey, from a copy of the Kalakacharyakatha

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The Fourteen Dreams of the Brahman Woman Devananda, Folio 3 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century

Indra Commands Harinaigameshin to Transfer the Embryo of Mahavira, Folio 9 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra

Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century