Ajanta History And Development Volume 4 Painting Sculpture Architecture Year By Year

Author : Walter Spink
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047442113
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ajanta: History and Development, Volume 4 Painting, Sculpture, Architecture - Year by Year written by Walter Spink and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-11-15 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These photographs of the Ajanta cave complex are the indispensable complement to the text volumes of Ajanta: History and Development. With maps, timechart, ornamentation checklist, and numerous details of the art of Ajanta.

Author : Rajesh Kumar Singh
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1803277181
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ajanta’s Evolution: From Sāvakayāna to Bodhisatvayāna amid Hunnic Turmoil written by Rajesh Kumar Singh and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2024-05-02 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a new scholarly exploration of the rock-cut Ajanta Caves located in the modern-day Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India, their sculpture and paintings. The book meticulously traces the rise, transformation, and legacy of these architectural marvels from the late third century BC to around AD 480.

Author : Ankan Bhaduri, Dr. Anirban Das
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rediscovery of Vedic and Ancient Bharat written by Ankan Bhaduri, Dr. Anirban Das and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2024-02-15 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rediscovery of Vedic and Ancient Bharat unfolds the profound roots of India's cultural heritage. Spanning from 1500 BCE to 1000 CE, this epoch witnessed a renaissance in Mathematics, Science, Astronomy, Yoga, Literature, and Architecture that resonates through the ages. Embark on a journey through the corridors of intellect, where luminaries like Aryabhata, Charaka and Patanjali carved indelible marks on the pages of time. Within the covers of this book, thirty chapters unveil the brilliance of Bharat's scholars, exploring the contributions of Pingala, Baudhayana, Varahamihira, Brahmagupta and others. Delve into the realms of Science, Yoga and Astronomy, where Aryabhatta, Varahamihira, and Sushruta stand as beacons of enlightenment. Literary marvels by Kalidasa, Shudraka, and Bhavabhuti, among others, paint a vivid canvas of ancient Bharat's literary grandeur. The final chapters stand as monuments to architectural splendors—the timeless Ajanta & Ellora Caves, the majestic Sanchi Stupa, and the awe-inspiring Pattadakal monuments. A treasure trove of knowledge, this work is a testament to the enduring legacy of India's intellectual and cultural brilliance, a legacy that continues to shape the nation's identity and resonate across time.

Author : Pia Brancaccio
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004192123
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Buddhist Caves at Aurangabad: Transformations in Art and Religion written by Pia Brancaccio and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-12-17 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a large corpus of cross-disciplinary evidence, this book sheds light on the life of the Aurangabad caves and offers new interpretations on the development of Buddhist art and practice in the region, from the diffusion of early rock-cut monasteries to the advent of Mahayana and the emergence of esoteric art and rituals.

Author : Tamara I. Sears
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300198442
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Worldly Gurus and Spiritual Kings written by Tamara I. Sears and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering book is the first full-length study of the matha, or Hindu monastery, which developed in India at the turn of the first millennium. Rendered monumentally in stone, the matha represented more than just an architectural innovation: it signaled the institutionalization of asceticism into a formalized monastic practice, as well as the emergence of the guru as an influential public figure. With entirely new primary research, Tamara I. Sears examines the architectural and archaeological histories of six little-known monasteries in Central India and reveals the relationships between political power, religion, and the production of sacred space. This important work of scholarship features scrupulous original measured drawings, providing a vast amount of new material and a much-needed contribution to the fields of Asian art, religious studies, and cultural history. In introducing new categories of architecture, this book illuminates the potential of buildings to reconfigure not only social and ritual relationships but also the fundamental ontology of the world.

Author : Wannaporn Rienjang
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1803274743
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gandhāran Art in Its Buddhist Context written by Wannaporn Rienjang and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-03-23 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers Gandhāran art in relation to its religious contexts and meanings within ancient Buddhism. Addressing the responses of patrons and worshippers at the monasteries and shrines of Gandhāra, papers seek to understand more about why Gandhāran art was made and what its iconographical repertoire meant to ancient viewers.

Author : Walter Spink
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047409353
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ajanta: History and Development, Volume 2 Arguments about Ajanta written by Walter Spink and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-11-12 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume in Brill’s renowned Ajanta series discusses contentious views on Ajanta’s development, the often-dramatic changes in patronage, and the intriguing problem of why Ajanta’s original (Hinayana) caves were not refurbished by the Vakataka. A comprehensive appendix on Ajanta inscriptions is also included.

Author : Simon Roffey
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0429656378
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Archaeological History of Hermitages and Eremitic Communities in Medieval Britain and Beyond written by Simon Roffey and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-03-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many hermitages and eremitic communities are recorded throughout the medieval period, yet to date, there has been no comprehensive archaeological study. This richly illustrated book will consequently discuss a range of hermitages and introduce the reader to their architectural forms, spaces, location and environments as well as the religious practices associated with them. It will focus primarily on the British material but will nonetheless consider this within a wider comparative framework. Overall, it will offer an archaeological history of hermitages and presents a unique window into a lost world of medieval spirituality and religious life. Key related themes will include the earliest archaeological evidence for hermits (eremitic life) in India, China and East Asia, pre- and early Christian desert hermitages, cave hermitages, eremitic communities, saints and missionary hermits, life and diet, medieval mysticism and the contemplative tradition, secular and ornamental hermitages and hermits in post-medieval and contemporary society. This book offers an illustrated archaeological history of hermitages and eremitic communities, with reference to key examples and case studies. It will therefore appeal to both academics, students and a more general readership interested in archaeology, history, comparative religion, architecture, religion and belief, spirituality, medieval Britain, modern contemplative practice and contemporary heritage issues.

Author : Walter M. Spink
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900414983X
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ajanta: Painting, sculpture, architecture written by Walter M. Spink and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2005 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation. Volume Two begins with the contentious, yet challenging, views of Hans Bakker and Richard Cohen, both of whom are involved with an overview of Ajanta's development. This is explored further in shorter essays by Karl Khandalavala, Arvind Jamkhedkar, and Brahmanand Deshpande. At the same time, the author presents a detailed analysis of the form and development of Cave 26, as a model upon which his other arguments are built.

Author : Johannes Bronkhorst
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047419650
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greater Magadha written by Johannes Bronkhorst and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007-04-30 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greater Magadha, roughly the eastern part of the Gangetic plain of northern India, has so far been looked upon as deeply indebted to Brahmanical culture. Religions such as Buddhism and Jainism are thought of as derived, in one way or another, from Vedic religion. This belief is defective in various respects. This book argues for the importance and independence of Greater Magadha as a cultural area until a date close to the beginning of the Common Era. In order to correct the incorrect notions, two types of questions are dealt with: questions pertaining to cultural and religious dependencies, and questions relating to chronology. As a result a modified picture arises that also has a bearing on the further development of Indian culture.