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Architecture and sculpture, both sacred and secular, through, have witnessed the best of human imagination and innovation serving culture and civilization in their evolution all over the world. Coming to the present generation, while the global necessity is protection of the nature, sustainable development and eco-friendly creations and constructions, the artists, sculptors and architects in the east and the west have started rediscovering the classic oriental ...
The present treatise generally incorporates the matter about Indian Gods and Goddesses. The Iconographical representation of the Indian Gods & Goddesses, as glimpsed from the Archaeological findings and temple architecture is one aspect and the literary evidences found in our vast Indian literature of Vedic, Epic and Puranic period is the other aspect of the book. Both give us perfect picture and historical development of Indian Mythology of Gods and ...
The ‘Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture’ comprises a vast research on the architectural features of Indian temples spread all over the Indian subcontinent. This encyclopaedic study is divided into forty-five chapters which delineate the various characteristics of temple architecture starting from the Gupta period (4th c.A.D.) to the Kashi Visvanatha temple rubuilt by Rani Ahilyabai of Indore (1776 A.D.). The work begins with an insight into ...
The Mahavamsa is a famous historical treatise in Buddhism,written by Mahanama in Pali language.It deserves a special notice on aacount of its being so highly important for the religious history of Ceylon(Sri Lanka).The literary questions connected with Mahavamsa & the development of the historical tradition in Sri Lanka have been thoroughly discussed in this text.However,the great importance of Mahavamsa as an historical work,which helped to settle the ...
Buddhism is undoutedly one of the oldest system of indian philosophy.The life of gutama buddha,the founder of buddhism,is fairly well known.Lord buddh's moral teachings have a great importance today for the common people to live in peace &to maintain unity & brotherhood in the society.The aim of this work is to furnish different ideas & conceptions found in pali canons,presenting them to the english readers of buddhist thought,as the work contains ...