Studies in Indian Art c2.7
Studies in Indian Art c2.7
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c2.7
In the paper on the Great Stūpa of Bharhut an explanation is offered for the first time of the auspicious motifs of the land of Uttarakuru and of what gushing reception they received in the decoration of such great Stūpas as at Bharhut, Sanchi, Amaravati. This discovery bestows a new interest on the study of the making of these monuments. Certainly their embellishment was organised on the basis of folk-beliefs of long standing.