Dear colleagues,
I am exploring the parallel notions of twenty-four
past buddhas and twenty-four past jinas/tirthankaras. I have all
the textual references and scholarly materials, as far as I am
aware, but I lack expertise in the artistic sources. Does
anybody know when or where we find the first appearance of
twenty-four buddhas or jinas together? (I am aware of evidence
for smaller numbers of past teachers in art from the Ashokan
period onwards, but I am particularly interested in when the
number 24 makes an appearance.)
In addition, is the number 24 at all significant in
Vaisnava traditions? I am aware of the list of 24 avatāras in
the Sikh Dasam Granth.
Many thanks as always for your help.
All the best,
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