Gomukha


In Jain cosmology, Gomukha is the guardian god or Yaksha of Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara.

Legacy

Worship

Gomukha along with Dharanendra is the most popular yaksha in Jainism.

Iconography

According to Jain tradition, Gomukha is depicted as two or four armed yaksha ridding on elephant. As the name suggest gomukha has head of a bull. Gomukha carries a goad in left hand and noose in left. In other two lower arms gomukha carries varada and conch. Yaksha-Yakshi pair sculptures of Gomukha-Chakreshwari are one of the most favoured along with Ambika-Sarvahanabhuti and Dharanendra-Padmavati. Yaksha-Yakshi pair sculptures of Gomukha-Chakreshwari are one of the most favoured along with Ambika-Sarvahanabhuti and Dharanendra-Padmavati.

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