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History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c35.2

History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c35.2

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v2.c35.2

Animals on pillar bases, i. 215 Ankai, Jaina caves at, ii. 19 Annigeri, Jaina temples at, ii. 23 Anurâdhapura, ancient capital of Ceylon, i. 228; present state of the city, 228-229; Topes or Dâgabas, etc., 229-242; The sacred Bo-tree Mahâ-Vihâra, 243; Great Brazen Monastery, 238-239; pillars, 239 Arab invasion, ii. 186-187 Arakan pagoda, near Mandalay, ii. 352 Arch, objection of Hindûs to, i. 310; Indian examples, 311; In Burma, ii. 353, 354, 357. *See* Gateways. Architecture, Buddhist, i. 51; Stambhas or lâts, 56-61; Stûpas, 62-66; Topes, 66-101; Rails, 102-124; Chaitya halls, caves, 125-169; Vihâra caves or monasteries, 170-207; Gandhâra monasteries, 209-223; Ceylon, 224-250 ——, Chalukyan, i. 420; temples, 423-450 ——, China, ii. 446-485; Japan, 486-502 ——, Civil; Dravidian, i. 411-419; Northern or Indo-Aryan, ii. 164-185 ——, domestic: in China, ii. 476-482 ——, Dravidian, i. 302; Hindû construction: arches, 310; domes and roofing, 312; plans, 319; sikharas, 322; Rock-cut temples, 327-349; Mâmallapuram raths, 327-339; Kailâs, Elûrâ, 342-346; Temples, 350-410; Palaces, 411-419 ——, Further India: Burma, ii. 339-370; Cambodia, 371-403; Siam, 404-413; Jâva, 414-444 ——, in the Himâlayas, i. 251; Kashmîri temples, 255-272; in Nepâl, 273-286; Wooden temples, 286-288, ii. 333-335; in Tibet and Sikhim, 290-296 ——, Indian Saracenic, ii. 186; Ghaznî, 191-195; Pathân, 196; Delhi, 198-210; Ajmîr, 210-214; later Pathân, 214-221; Jaunpur, 222-228; Gujarât, 229-245; Mâlwâ, 246-252; Bengal, 253-261; Kulbarga, 262-267; Bijâpûr, 268-279; Sindh, 280-282; Mughal, 283-323; Wooden, 333-335 ——, Indo-Aryan or Northern, ii. 84: Temples, 89-116; Brahmanical rock-cut temples, 117-131; temples in Central and Northern India, 132-163; Cenotaphs, palaces, ghâts and dams, 164-185 ——, Jaina, ii. 3-83; Arches, i. 311-313; domes and roofing, 313-318; plans, 319-322; Caves, ii. 9-22; Northern temples, 24-57; Towers, 57-61; Modern temples, 62-68; converted to mosques, 68; Southern Indian temples, 23, 24, 70-81; Colossal statues, 71; Bastis, 74; Tombs, 79; Stambhas, 80 Ardhanârîsa, form of Siva, i. 42 Arjuna’s rath at Mâmallapuram, i. 331; ‘Penance’ sculpture, 341 Arjuna temple (Chandi), Java, ii. 432 Aryans or Âryas, their migration into India and position, i. 9-15, 28; The dominant race before the rise of Buddhism, 47, 53; Âryâvarta, 85, 87 Âsâm monoliths, i. 288, 289 Asoka, Emperor (B.C. 263-226), patron of Buddhism, i. 19; his edicts, 32, 33, 56, ii. 31; his connection with Indian architecture, i. 51, 56, 59; his connection with Sânchi, 67, 68, 75, 77, 86, 102, 109, 117, 129, 130, 132, 133, 148; his missionaries to Ceylon, 243; to Nepâl, 270, 275; chaityas in Nepâl, 277; Lâts, i. 56-59, ii. 82; missionaries to Burma, 357, 391 Atala Masjid, Jaunpur, ii. 226 Athara Nalâ bridge, Orissa, ii. 113 Aurangâbâd Buddhist caves, i. 203, 205; Tomb of Rabia Daurâni, ii. 190, 322 Aurangzîb or ’Âlamgîr, ii. 187, 269; his buildings, 320-323; destroyed Hindû shrines at Benares and Mathurâ, 321; Mosque at Lâhor, 321; his wife’s tomb, and his own, 322 Austin or Augustin de Bordeaux, ii. 306 *note* Avadaiyâr Kôvil, cornice at, i. 396 Avalokitesvara, figure at Kanheri, i. 200 Avantipur, temples at, i. 264; fragment of pillar at, 265 Ayodhyâ, i. 9, 16, ii. 405 Ayuthiâ or Dwâravatî, old capital of Siam, ii. 404, 405, 409