Silpa Prakasa Medieval Orissan Sanskrit Text on Temple Architecture |
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Contents
Preface by V S AGRAWALA | vii |
Acknowledgments | lvii |
Layout of the groundplan | 17 |
Construction of the mukhaśālā wall | 25 |
Pillars | 31 |
The konaka | 41 |
Upper stringcourse bandhanā | 54 |
Āvaraṇa Devatās | 59 |
Padmagarbha and Kāmagarbha temples | 84 |
Upper part of the rāhā | 95 |
Covering of the roof | 100 |
Kāmabandha | 103 |
Parirāhā | 110 |
Types of lions | 116 |
Sculptural decoration | 124 |
Notes | 131 |
Upper stringcourse bandhanā | 61 |
Second Prakāśa | 63 |
Anurāhās | 71 |
Vimānamālini temple general | 78 |
The main temple vimāna | 158 |
List of illustrations | 163 |
Common terms and phrases
according adorned amalaki anartha anurāhā architectural band bandhanā base beautiful Bhuvaneśvara bindu body building called carved central centre circle construction corners covering creepers decorated described divided divine divisions elements equal established face field figures five four fourth front gives going ground half hand head Hear height horizontal inside jāngha joined khāndi kinds known koņaka kumbha leaves length lines lion lower lowest means measure mentioned middle mukhaśālā Nāga narrow niche oblique ornaments pāgas pańcakarma patti pedestal pillars Plate plinth portion Prakāśa projecting rāhā represent roof rules Śakti Šāstras sculptures shape shrine side śikhara Silpa śloka sometimes spire square standing stone strong symbol temple things third triangle upper upto upwards vajramastaka Vārāhi various vertical vimāna wall width worship yantra तथा शृणु
Bibliographic information
| Title | Silpa Prakasa Medieval Orissan Sanskrit Text on Temple Architecture |
| Authors | Alice Boner, Sadāśiva Rath Śarmā |
| Publisher | Brill Archive, 1966 |
| Length | 471 pages |
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