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“The literary revolution,” says Vincent Smith, “necessarily was accompanied by corresponding changes in the art of architecture. The forms of buildings, specially adapted for the purposes of Buddhist ritual dropped out of use, and remarkable developments in the design of the Hindu temple were elaborated, which ultimately culminated in the marvellously ornate styles of the mediæval period, extending from the ninth to the end of the twelfth century.”³