[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.cousens-1926) › c49.2 # The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c49.2 The Chālukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c49.2 - **Language:** English ### [c49.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.cousens-1926.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. - [Previous: c49.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.cousens-1926.c49.1) - [Next: c49.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.cousens-1926.c49.3) - [Up: c49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.cousens-1926.c49) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.cousens-1926.c49.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.cousens-1926.c49.2) · Pramāṇa