Pancha Tirthka refers to a “composition of a seated/standing Jina surrounded by four attendant Jinas”. All the five Jnas are equal in stature. That is what we have here. This Vigraha belongs to the Digambara (sky-clad) sect.

This iconography depicting sitting and standing Tīrthaṅkaras framed by a wide range of iconographical elements and attending figures dates to the fifth century CE.

According to Umakant P Shah (in the book Jaina-Rupa Mandana), this group of fiva Jinas symbolises the five Paramasthins, Arhat, Siddhis, Acarya, Upadhaya and Sadhus.

As identified by the crescent moon on the base, the central Jina is Chandraprabha and he is the eighth of the twenty-four Tirthankaras. The other four Jnas remain unidentified as their cognisances are not shown.

The central figure is shown sitting on a cushion in Padmasana. Two of the accompanying Jinas are in Padmasana and the other two stand erect in Kayotsarga. The whole composition is marked by its simplicity.

This Vigraha is about 7 cm in height and it is from Central India. It may be dated to the 12th century CE or earlier.