The Buddhist Architecture in Andhra
Author: Devarapalli Jithendra Das
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 216
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Devarapalli Jithendra Das
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 216
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Akira Shimada
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2012-11-09
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9004233261
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Since the dramatic discovery and tragic destruction of the monument in the 19th century, the Amarāvatī stūpa in the south-east Deccan has attracted many scholars but has also left many unanswered questions. Akira Shimada's Early Buddhist Architecture in Context provides an updated and comprehensive chronology of the stūpa and its architectural development based on the latest sculptural, epigraphic and numismatic evidence combined with the survey of the early excavation records. It also examines the wider social milieu of the south-east Deccan by exploring archaeological, epigraphic and related textual evidence. These analyses reveal that the flowering of the stūpa was not a simple accomplishment of the powerful Sātavāhana dynasty, but was the result of the long-term development of urbanization of this region between ca. 200 BCE-250 CE.
Author: K. R. Subramanian
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9788120604445
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Huu Phuoc Le
Publisher: Grafikol
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 0984404309
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The volume thoroughly examines the origins and principal types of Buddhist architecture in Asia primarily between the third century BCE-twelfth century CE with an emphasis on India. It aims to construct shared architectural traits and patterns alongwith the derivative relationships between Indian and Asian Buddhist monuments. It also discusses the historical antecedents in the Indus Civilization and the religious and philosophical foundations of the three schools of Buddhism and its founder, Buddha. Previously obscure topics such as Aniconic and Vajrayana (Tantric) architecture and the four holiest sites of Buddhism will also be covered in this comprehensive volume. The author further investigates the influences of Buddhist architecture upon Islamic, Christian, and Hindu architecture that have been overlooked by past scholars."
Author: Catherine Becker
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 0199359393
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In a wide-ranging exploration of the creation and use of Buddhist art in Andhra Pradesh, India, from the second and third centuries of the Common Era to the present, Catherine Becker shows how material remains and visual experiences shape and reveal essential human concerns.
Author: Elizabeth Rosen Stone
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 326
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Nagarjunakonda is one of the richest sources of Buddhist narrative sculpture discovered in India during the twentieth century. The Buddhist Art of Nagarjunakonda is the first book to discuss Nagarjunakonda from the art historical point of view, and est
Author: Kurt A. Behrendt
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9789004135956
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Kurt Behrendt in this book for the first time and convincingly offers a description of the development of 2nd century B.C.E. to 8th century C.E. Buddhist sacred centers in ancient Gandhara, today northwest Pakistan.
Author: Akira Shimada
Publisher: British Museum Research Publication
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780861592074
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Buddhism originated in north India and spread to other parts of the subcontinent in the third century BCE. The Andhra region, located along the south-east coast of India, welcomed Buddhism and an important shrine was built at Amaravati, probably to house relics of the Buddha brought from the north. Amaravati was enlarged and embellished over several centuries from about 200 BCE, transforming it into what ancient inscriptions describe as a mahācetiya or 'great shrine'. Although one of the most important Buddhist monuments in India, Amaravati declined from the 14th century. It was re-discovered and then excavated during the 19th century. In 1880 more than 120 of the Amaravati sculptures entered the collection of the British Museum, while other pieces found their way to museums in India, Europe and America. The papers in this book emerged from a conference at the British Museum held in September 2014 that brought together leading specialists from around the world to address aspects of Amaravati and its sculpture. Subjects covered in this volume include the rediscovery of the site at the end of the 18th century as well as its recreation and reinterpretation in the 21st century. The art of Amaravati is also placed in the context of other sites and remains from the Andhra region which, despite its importance, has been relatively neglected in the study of the religious and visual cultures of South Asia." -- Publisher's website
Author: Utpal Chakraborty
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 544
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Bibliography Includes 4081 Entries, Covering Published Materials In English And French Languages Over The Last Two Centuries. The Book Gives A Representative Overview Of What Has Been Researched And Accomplished In The Field Of Indian Buddhist Art And Archaeology Since Wilkins S Article On Bodh-Gaya In 1788 Or Thomas Daniel'S First Illustration On The Kanheri Caves In 1798.