Jaina Monuments of AndhraThe Book Details Extensive New Data From Early Period Under A Vista Of Art And Architecture From A Collection Of Data That Was Never Presented Before In A Single Source. It Consists Of Six Chapters And They Are All Analytical And Informative. Thus It Provides A Succinct Picture On Jaina Art And Architecture Of Andhra Which Was A Long Felt Need. The Whole Work Is Based Mainly On The Jaina Vestiges At A Host Of Sites In Andhra. The Traditional Accounts As Well As Epigraphically Sources, Which Have Been Found To Agree With The Details Of Art And Architecture Have Been Taken And Utilised Fully In This Book. The Characteristic Features Of Jaina Art And Architecture Have Been Critically Elucidated. The Details On Conversion Of Jaina Monuments Into Hindu Temples Have Been Aptly Adumbrated. The Appendix, Illustrations And Detailed Bibliography Will Be Highly Useful To The Researchers. |
Common terms and phrases
12th century A.D. A.P. History Congress Adinatha temple Agali Amarapuram Anantapur district Andhra Pradesh Archaeological architecture basadi belonged Bodhan Bombay boulder Buddhism built carved Chaumukhi Chinnatumbalam Chippagiri Chola Cuddapah district dated A.D. Delhi depicted Devul-Masjid Digambara Eastern Chalukyas epigraph flourished found at Danavulapadu Front view garbhagriha Godavari district Gollattagudi Guntur district Hanumakonda hill Hindu Hyderabad image of Tirthankara India Inscriptions of Andhra Interior view Jain Jaina Art Jaina Caves Jaina centre Jaina images Jaina monuments Jaina sculptures Jaina temple Jainism in Andhra Jawaharlal Jina figure Jinalaya Jinavallabha Kadalalaya-basadi Kakatiyas Kambadur Karimnagar district Karnataka Kollipaka Kollivalasa Konakondla Krishna Kulpak Kurkyala Kurnool district lanchana Madras Mahavira Malkonda manastambha mandapa metal image mukhamandapa Nalgonda district natural caves Nellore district Op.Ciet Parsvanatha patronage Penukonda period i.e. pillars Pudur Ramatirtham Rashtrakuta Ratnagiri Rayadurgam record rock-cut rulers Saivite Sasanadevi Satavahana shrines sikhara Siva Somesvara South Indian Svetambara Telugu Tirthankara Vengi village Vishnuvardhana Yakshi