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Early Indian Architecture: I. Cities and City-Gates, etc.; II. Bodhi-gharas c4.2

Early Indian Architecture: I. Cities and City-Gates, etc.; II. Bodhi-gharas c4.2

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| FIGURE | PAGE |
| **Introduction** | |
| *Frontispiece.* Rājīm, Rājīvalocana temple. Axonometric drawing (© Meister). | ii |
| Fig. 1. Coomaraswamy's drawing of the lotus-pedestal. | xxi |
| Fig. 2. Robert DeJager, Watercolor, "The Temple Stripped Bare" (© Meister). | xxii |
| Fig. 3. Rājīm, Rājīvalocana temple, separation of *kūṭas* (© Meister). | xxiv |
| Fig. 4. Rājīm, Rājīvalocana temple. Palatial structuring of the façade (© Meister). | xxv |
| Fig. 5. Ālampur, Viśva Brahmā temple. Kūṭinā implications of a Nāgara temple's façade (© Meister). | xxvi |
| Fig. 6. Robert DeJager, watercolor of a Nāgara *śikhara* (© Meister). | xxvii |
| **Early Indian Architecture, 1. Cities and City-Gates** | |
| Fig. A. Sketch of a gate-house, moat, and bridge, from a Sāñcī relief of Kapilavatthu. | 11 |
| Fig. B. Sketch of a gate-house, and buildings within the city-wall from an Amarāvatī relief. | 11 |
| Fig. C. Sketch of a city gate, from a Sāñcī relief of Kusinārā. | 13 |
| PLATE/FIG. | |
| 122. 1-3. Plans of a city gate, based on Kauṭilya's *Arthaśāstra* and early reliefs. | 2 |
| 123. 4-6. City gates, from Sāñcī reliefs: Kapilavatthu, Jetuttara, and Kusinārā. | 4 |
| 124. 7-11. City gates, from Mathurā and Sāñcī: Kusinārā, Jetuttara, Kosala, and Rājagaha. | 6 |
| 125. 12-17. City gates, from Sāñcī and Amarāvatī, including Rājagaha, Kusinārā, and Vārānasī. | 8 |
| 126. 18-19. Later city and fortress gates, Jaipur and Bījāpur. | 10 |
| 127. 20-21. Later city and fortress gates, Dabhoi and Gwalior. | 12 |
| **Early Indian Architecture, 2. Bodhi-gharas** | |
| 128. 22. Circular bodhi-ghara, from a Bharhut relief. | 14 |
| 129. 23-25. Bodhi-gharas, from Mathurā and Bharhut reliefs. | 18 |
| 130. 26-28. Bodhi-gharas, from Sāñcī reliefs: visits of Aśoka, deities, and the assault of Māra. | 20 |
| 131. 29-32. Bodhi-gharas, from Sāñcī, Mathurā, and Amarāvatī reliefs. | 22 |
| 132. 33-36. Bodhi-gharas, drawings based on the reliefs shown in figs. 24, 28, 30, and 32. | 24 |
| 133. 37-42. Bodhi-gharas, plans. | 26 |