Kalpa-sūtra

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Mahavira enthroned, miniature from the Kalpa-sutra, 15th-century western Indian school; in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

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Kalpa-sūtra: References & Edit History

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celebration of Paryuṣaṇa
- In Paryuṣaṇa
opulence of illustration
- In South Asian arts: Western Indian style

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Deleted Web site: Kalpa Sutra text (1884 English translation).	Darshana Das	May 20, 2013
	Add new Web site: Indianetzone - Kalpasutra.	Veenu Setia	Jul 26, 2010
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998