Gupta Civilization: A StudyOn art, culture, and education in India during the Gupta dynasty, 4th-6th century. |
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... hall , where the monks lived . As the size of the Vihāras increased , a greater number of pillars were introduced to support the roof of the central hall . Thus , in Cave XI , one of the earliest and smallest types , there are only four ...
... hall , where the monks lived . As the size of the Vihāras increased , a greater number of pillars were introduced to support the roof of the central hall . Thus , in Cave XI , one of the earliest and smallest types , there are only four ...
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... hall is world famous for its fabulous frescoes . Cave II is slightly smaller ( about forty eight feet square ) though almost similar in plan and is characterised by its uniformity and regularity . The congregational hall has twelve ...
... hall is world famous for its fabulous frescoes . Cave II is slightly smaller ( about forty eight feet square ) though almost similar in plan and is characterised by its uniformity and regularity . The congregational hall has twelve ...
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... hall being about eighty- seven feet square with twenty - eight pillars . The cells of the monastary are in an unfinished state though the walls of the congregational hall and the Vārāndāh outside contain beautiful sculptural panels ...
... hall being about eighty- seven feet square with twenty - eight pillars . The cells of the monastary are in an unfinished state though the walls of the congregational hall and the Vārāndāh outside contain beautiful sculptural panels ...
Contents
Introduction The Age of the Great Kushāņas | 1 |
Chapter II | 7 |
Chapter III | 51 |
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A. K. Coomaraswamy Aihole Ajantā ancient India artistic Aśvamedha Aśvamedha type Aurangabad Bāgh beauty Bodhisattva Bombay Brahmana Brahmanical Buddha Buddha figure Buddhist Calcutta carved Cave XIX centre century A.D. Chaitya Chaitya window Chandra Chandragupta II coinage colours culture decorated Delhi Deogarh depicted dhoti dress early Gupta elaborately elegant empire excavated facade Gandhāra goddesses gods gold coins grace Gupta age Gupta art Gupta coins Gupta emperors Gupta gold Gupta period Gupta sculpture hall Hindu History Hiuen-Tsang Indian art Indo-Greek inscriptions Jātaka Kālidāsa kamarbanda Kanishka king Krshna Kumāra Kumāragupta Kushāņa Lakshmi large number learning Lichchhavi London Lyrist type monastery Museum Nālandā niches Numismatics obverse paintings panels peacock pillars Poona queen reign religious remarkable rich royal Samudragupta Sanskrit seated shrine Sikhara Skandagupta slayer Smriti square stone student stupa style Taxila teacher temple terracotta tunic type of coins type of gold Vārāndāh Vedas Vedic Vihāras Vishnu Vol-I walls wears worship