Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v6.c40.s9.107
Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v6.c40.s9.107
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'In the rails at Bodhgaya and Bharaut, we have a complete picture of Buddhism as it existed during the great Maurya dynasty (320 to 180 B.C.). At Sanchi and western caves we have as complete a representation of the form it took from the second century before our (Christian) era to the third after it. At Amarāvati, and from the Gandhāra monasteries, we learn what modifications had been introduced between our era and the third century; and from the Ajanta and later caves we trace its history downwards through its period of decay till it faded away altogether.'