Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c9.14
Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c9.14
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c9.14
A Jātaka gives a vivid account of the building of a city on the banks of the Gaṅgā.¹ The Mahā-Ummagga of this Jātaka was not a tunnel at all, as is often taken, but a palace built as part of the king's fortified city on the bank of the Gaṅgā. Its master architect is mentioned as *Mahā Vaddhaki* an expert in wooden construction. We also read of *Vaththu vidyāchāryā* who dealt with such masterly plans.