Ashtadhatu
Ashtadhatu (literally eight metals) is an alloy often used for casting metallic idols in Jain and Hindu temples in India.[1][2][3]
Its composition is often stated as including gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tin, iron and mercury.[4][5] However sometimes an alloy idol is termed ashtadhatu, even when its exact composition is not known.
See also
References
- ↑ 9 stolen 'ashtadhatu' idols recovered in Siwan, Muzaffarpur, Debashish Karmakar, TNN,Jul 10, 2016
- ↑ Three held for stealing idols from Jain temples, Leena Dhankhar, Gurgaon, Hindustan Times, Jan 20, 2016
- ↑ भगवान के दर पर चोरों का धावा, जैन मंदिर से चुराई 7 अष्टधातु की मूर्तियां, Patrika news network, 2016-10-25
- ↑ Social, Cultural, and Economic History of Himachal Pradesh, Manjit Singh Ahluwalia, Indus Publishing, 1998 p. 163
- ↑ स्वर्ण रूप्यं ताम्रं च रंग यशदमेव च। शीसं लौहं रसश्चेति धातवोऽष्टौ प्रकीर्तिता:। Here rasa can be taken as either mercury or brass
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