Meanings
- not comparableHaving five heads.
If you meet a pentacephalous alien, get ready to have five very long conversations one after another.
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The above-cited portrayals of Arhat Parsva canopied by the pentacephalous or septacepalous Dharanendra [...] are symptomatic of the authors' exalted visualization of the unshakable, dignified, and tranquilly awesome image of the Jina standing in deep trance...
1997, M. A. Dhaky, “Arhat Pārśva with Dharaṇendra in Hymnic Literature”, in M. A. Dhaky, editor, Arhat Pārśva and Dharaṇendra Nexus, Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Institute of Indology, →ISBN, page 64The right end of the arch is effaced beyond recognition but the left end presents the raised hood of a pentacephalous serpent.
2010, Parul Pandya Dhar, The Toraṇa in Indian and Southeast Asian Architecture, D.K. Printworld, →ISBN, page 219It is composed of a container vase for the oil, a spout for the wick decorated with a chevet illustrating Ganesh and an illuminated handle of the pentacephalous snake ânanda.
2021, Anna Westin, Eric Piffret, “Old large Sukunda cult oil lamp decorated with a representation of Ganesh - Bronze - Nepal - 19th century”, in Catawiki, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2021
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