Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c14.53

c14.53

Bhavanapatis, Lords of the quarters, 52. Bhūdevī, a goddess accompanying Viṣṇu, 136. Bilvamaṅgala, the author of the Bālagopāla Stuti, 42. Bimbasāra, a great Indian sculptor mentioned by Tārānātha, 17. Binding media, dhau-gum as an astringent for zinc-white, 77 ; nīm-gum used as a binding medium for red lead, 78 ; historical reference and methods of preparing the size, 90–91 ; various kinds of gums, 91. Bitpālo, a great artist from Varendra mentioned by Tārānātha, 17. Blue pigments, favourite Indian colour, 81 ; indigo and ultra-marine, 81–82. Book-covers (wooden), 57 ff. ; found in Jñāna Bhaṇḍārs, 57 ; wooden panel depicting Jinadatta Sūri from Jaisalmer, 57 ; perhaps depicts the consecration ceremony of the temple at Vikrampur, 58 ; probable date between 1112 and 1154 ib. ; its æsthetic significance, 51–52 ; another wooden panel from Jaisalmer depicting the scene of disputation between Kumuda-candra and Devasūri, 59 ff ; date of the panel probably C. 1130 A.D., 59 ; Sarabhai's opinion about its date, 59 fn. 6 ; description of the panel, 60 ff ; its æsthetic significance, 61–62. A wooden panel depicting the duel between Bharata and Bāhubalī, 62 ff ; Ajantesque decoration on the reverse, 63. Wooden covers of Dharmopadeśamālā illustrating the life of Pārśvanātha, 64 ; wooden cover of Sūtrakṛtāṅga Vṛtti, depicting the life of Mahāvīra born as Viṣvabhūti, 64–65. Border patterns, 39 ; 148 ff. ; 157. Brahmaśānti Yaksha, 29, 30 ; description of, 140. Brāhmī, a sister of Bāhubalī, 63, 153. Bṛhadīśvara temple (Tanjore), wall paintings from, 14. B. hatkalpasūtra Bhāshya, 8. Bṛhat, Kathā-Kośa, 80. Broach, 4, 35, 39, 115, 117. Brushes, different classes of brushes for painting in mediæval India, 92 ; brushes according to the Mānasollāsa, ib. ; description of brushes in the Śilparatna, 92–93 ; brushes used in Mughal period and the materials from which they were made, 93 ; instructions to be followed when wielding a brush, ib. Buddha, his life subject of ancient painting, 8 ; represented in palm-leaf paintings from Bengal and Nepāl, 15 ; 137. Bundelkhaṇḍ, 18.