The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c49.2

The Chālukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c49.2

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c49.2

BADMĀSH. An evilly-disposed fellow. BALARĀMA. The name of the elder brother of Kṛiṣhṇa. BASAPPA, BASAVA or BASAVANNA. Śiva's bull Nandi. Also the name of the founder of the Liṅgāyat sect. BASTI. A temple. Term used in the Kanarese districts. BHAIRAVA. The terrific form of Śiva. BHAVANISAṄKARA. Śiva and Pārvatī. A name applied to a *liṅga*. BHĪMA. The name of one of the Pāṇḍavas. BHĪSHMA. Son of Gaṅgā and commander-in-chief of the Kuru army. BHUTANĀTHA. An epithet of Śiva as ‘Lord of Spirits’. BRAHMĀ. The first deity of the Triad—the Creator. BRĀHMAṆA. A member of the highest caste. BRAHMĀṆĪ or BRAHMĪ. The *śakti* or female counterpart of Brahmā.

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