Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c9.s1.7
Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c9.s1.7
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The art of painting also had been developed and a number of motifs illustrating scenes from heavenly life and mythical beliefs are actually mentioned both in Buddhist and Jaina literature. Indeed the rich repertoire of the carved figures on railing pillars, panels and cross-bars as listed in Jaina texts are almost the same as we find on the stone railings and gateways of Bharhut and Sāñchī, pointing to pre-existing wooden prototypes.