Art and Iconography of the Buddha Images

Though there is no dearth of books on Buddhist Art and Iconography, yet the present book, which embodies a comprehensive study of Art and Iconography of the Buddha images, is a book with difference. It deals with the factors contributed to the emergence of anthropomoipbic images of the Buddha and their Iconograpbical analysis from its inception to 8th century A.D. with ethico-Historical background. Mathura, Gandhara, Sarnath, Andhra, Kashmir and Eastern schools of Art which produced numerous magnificent images of the Buddha have eloquently been dealt. The Iconographicai analysis of the Buddha images from western Indian caves has also been incorporated.