Mahavira Preaching the Samacari (top) / Part of Mahavira's Audience as He Preached the Samacari (bottom); Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

Vajra in His Cradle (top left) / Vajra Being Nursed by His Mother (top right) / The Nuns who Cared for Vajra (bottom); Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

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Mahavira Rides in His Initiation Palanquin: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

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Shakra Enthroned, with a Deva and Generals: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

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Queen Trisala Nursing the Newborn Mahavira: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

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Mahavira Plucks Out His Hair: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

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A Tirthankara and the Eight Auspicious Symbols; Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

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Trisala on Her Couch (left) / The Goddess Sri, One of the Fourteen Lucky Dreams (right); Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

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Vigil on the Sixth Night after Mahavira's Birth: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

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Harinaigamesin Brings the Embryo to Queen Trisala: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

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Birth of Mahavira: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

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Kamatha Performing the Five Fire Penances (top) and Parsvanatha Rescuing the Snake Dharana (bottom): Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

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Sthulabhadra as a Lion in a Cave With His Sisters (top) / Sthulabhadra's Sisters Before Bhadrabahu (or Sthulabhadra) (bottom); Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

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