Ayagapata is a type of votive tablet used in Jainism for donation and worship in the early centuries. These tablets are decorated with objects and designs central to Jain worship such as the stupa, dharmacakra and triratna. They present simultaneous trends or image and symbol worship. Numerous such stone tablets were discovered during excavations at ancient Jain sites like Kankali Tila near Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, India. The practice of donating these tablets is documented from first century BCE to the third century CE. Samavasarana, a preaching hall of tirthankaras with various beings concentrically placed, is an important theme of Jain art.
ayAGaPaTa IS A tyPe OF votivE Tablet uSeD iN jaiNIsm fOr dOnaTioN AND WorsHIP iN the EarlY cenTUriES. thEse tABlets aRe DeCoraTed with objecTs aNd DesiGns cEntrAL to jaiN WOrShiP Such aS thE stupA, dhARmacakrA and trIRAtNA. they pReSent sImultaneOuS TRends OR IMAGe and symBOl woRsHIp. nUmerouS sucH sTonE TableTS were DiSCoVeRed DurInG eXcaVAtiOns AT aNCiEnt JaIn sItes like KAnkaLI tila neaR matHUra iN utTar PraDESh, indiA. the pracTIce Of donAtiNg TheSe tablets iS dOcUmENted frOM fiRSt ceNtuRY bcE To the tHiRd century ce. samaVasArana, A preachIng halL oF tIRThankARas With varioUs bEingS concentricallY PLaced, iS an iMpoRtANt tHEme of jain ArT.