A Thousand Petalled Lotus: Jain Temples of Rajasthan : Architecture & IconographyThe Jain Temples At Dilwara In Mount Abu Evoke A Sense Of Awe For Their Sculptural Artistry. Unnamed Artists Who Had, For Years Created Exquisite Pieces In Ivory, Now Worked With Marble, Sculpting Ceilings And Domes, Columns And Walls, Creating Works Of Unparalled Beauty. They Carried Forward, And Deepened A Rich Tradition Of Temple Building In India, With Their Plethora Of Images From Indian Myths And Legends. Numerous Gods And Goddesses, Yaksas And Yaksis, Dancers And Musicians, Apsaras And Nagins, As Well As Flowers And Trees-Mythic And Real-Adore Every Nook And Corner Of These Temples. The Most Outstanding Feature Of These Temples Are The Thousand-Petalled Lotuses That Decorate The Domes In The Rangmandaps, Signifying A Very Highly Evolved Technical And Artistic Achievement.Some 200 Kms Away And 500 Years Later, In Ranakpur, The Adisvara Temple Is An Achievement Of A Different Kind. It Is Renowned For Its Architectural Splendour; A Thousand Columns That Define Its Wondrous Spaces Are All Unique, As No Two Are Alike.Using These Temples For A Photographic And A Reflective Study, Professor Sehdev Kumar Explores The Artistic Nuances Of These Temples In The Context Of The Rich Tradition Of Temple Architecture And Iconography In India. |
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Contents
Preface XI11 | vii |
Jainism and its Cosmology 1 | ii |
Lotus in Art and Worship | 29 |
Chapter III | 51 |
Chapter IV | 63 |
Chapter V | 96 |
Chapter VI | 107 |
Chapter VII | 139 |
Chapter VIII | 155 |
Chapter IX | 167 |
| 193 | |
Credits for Illustrations | 201 |
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18th century abhayamudra Adinatha Adlsvara temple Ambika apsaras architect architecture arms artistic auspicious band Buddha Buddhist Cakresvari carved Caulukya caumukha ceiling consisting centre circular columns corner corridor ceiling cosmic courses dancers and musicians decorated deity depicted devakulikas dhyanamudra dome domical ceiling earth elephants four Gaja-LaksmI garbhagrha gods gudhamandapa Gujarat hands Hindu holds iconography Indian art Jain temples Jaina Jainism Jambudvipa jina jina image khattaka klrttimukhas Krsna Kumbharia LaksmI lion lotus lotus flower lotus petals lotuses lumas Lunavasahi temple Mahavira Mahavlra mandapa mandaraka meditation motif Mount Abu myths nagas Nataraja navacauki Neminatha octagonal padmasila painting panel Parsvanatha pendant pillars portico posture rahgamandapa Rajasthan Ranakpur rows of petals samatala ceiling sanctum Sarasvati sculpture seated in lalitasana serpent shown shrine side Siva six-armed sixteen-armed spiritual square standing SVetambara symbol symbolises temple at Ranakpur temples at Dilwara tirthahkara tradition tree vahana vajra varadamudra vidyadharas Vimalavasahi temple Visnu worship yaksa yaksis yaksl
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| Title | A Thousand Petalled Lotus: Jain Temples of Rajasthan : Architecture & Iconography Issue 42 of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Series |
| Author | Sehdev Kumar |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Abhinav Publications, 2001 |
| ISBN | 8170173485, 9788170173489 |
| Length | 207 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Hinduism / General |
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