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# The Beginnings of Buddhist Art and Other Essays in Indian and Central-Asian Archaeology c4: Illustrations

The Beginnings of Buddhist Art and Other Essays in Indian and Central-Asian Archaeology c4

- **Language:** English

### Illustrations

### [c4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.foucher-1917.c4.1)

Hâritî, the Buddhist Madonna : painting from Turfan... \*frontispiece\*

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PLATES I-IV. — BEGINNINGS OF BUDDHIST ART. . . . . . 28

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I. Buddhist symbols on ancient Indian coins. II. The three last Great Miracles : 1° at Sânchi; 2° at Amarâvatî. III. The first Great Miracle : 1° in Gandhâra; 2° at Amarâvatî. IV. The four Great Miracles : 1° in Gandhâra; 2° at Amarâvatî; 3° at Benares.

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PLATES V-VI. — JÂTAKAS AT BARHUT . . . . . . 60

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V. In medallions. VI. On the rail-coping.

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PLATES VII-X. — THE EASTERN GATE OF THE SÂNCHÎ STÛPA. . 110

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VII, 1. General view taken from the East.  
2. Back-view of Lintels of Eastern Gate. VIII, 1. Eastern Gate (\*front view\*).  
2. Divine guardian at entrance. \*Interior face of left jamb.\* IX, 1. The Conversion of the Kâçyapas. \*Interior face of left jamb.\*  
2. The Return to Kapilavastu. \*Interior face of right jamb.\* X, 1. The Vocation, or Great Departure. \*Front view of middle lintel.\*  
2. A Procession to the Bodhi-Tree. \*Front view of lower lintel.\*

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PLATES XI-XVI. — GREEK ORIGIN OF THE BUDDHA TYPE . . 138 XI, 1. Buddhas in the Lahore Museum.  
2. Buddha in the Guides' Mess, Mardân. XII, 1. The Village of Shâhbâz-Garhî.  
2. The Ruins of Takht-i-Bahai. XIII, 1. The Village of Sahri-Bahlol. 2 Excavations near Sahri-Bahlol. XIV, 1. Shâh-jî-kî-Dherî (Kanishka Stûpa).  
2. Indo Greek and Indo-Scythic Coins. XV, 1. The Relic-casket of Kanishka.  
2. The Bodhisattva Type. XVI, 1. Types of Bodhisattva, Buddha and monk.  
2. Græco-Christian Christ and Græco-Buddhist Buddha.

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PLATES XVII-XVIII. — THE TUTELARY PAIR. . . . . 146 XVII. In Gaul. XVIII. In Gandhâra.

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PLATES XIX-XXVIII. — THE GREAT MIRACLE OF ÇRÂVASTÎ . 184 XIX. At Benares. XX. At Ajanṭâ. XXI, 1. At Ajanṭâ : after a wall-painting.  
2. In China : in the Ta-t'ong-fu Caves. XXII. On the Boro-Budur, Java. XXIII, 1. In Magadha.  
2. In the Konkan. XXIV. In Gandhâra. XXV. In Gandhâra. XXVI. In Gandhâra. XXVII. In Gandhâra. XXVIII, 1. In Gandhâra.  
2. At Barhut.

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PLATES XXIX-XXX. — THE SIX-TUSKED ELEPHANT . . . 204 XXIX, 1. At Barhut.  
2. At Amarâvatî. XXX, 1. In Gandhâra.  
2. At Ajanṭâ.

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PLATES XXXI-XLIV. — BUDDHIST ARCHÆOLOGY IN JAVA . . 270

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XXXI, 1. Boro-Budur : General view (\*from the north-west\*).  
2. — First Gallery (\*part of west façade\*).

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XXXII. — Section and plan.

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XXXIII, 1. — Silhouette.  
2. — Staircase (\*north side\*).

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XXXIV, 1. — Story of Sudhana, no. 3 : Incantation against the Nâga (\*central portion\*). 2 — Story of Sudhana, no. 11 : Manoharâ's flight. \*Above\* : The Bodhisattva's farewell to the gods.

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XXXV, 1. — Story of Sudhana, no 12: The Prince's return. \*Above\* : The Bodhisattva's descent upon earth.  
2. — Story of Sudhana, no. 16 : At the fountain (\*right-hand portion\*).

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XXXVI, 1 — Story of Mândhâtar, no. 12 : The rain of garments. \*Above\* : The Bodhisattva chooses his bride. 2 — Story of king Çibi, the Dove and the Hawk. \*Above\* : The first of the Bodhisattva's four promenades.

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XXXVII, 1 — Story of Rudrâyaṇa, no. 6 : Presentation of the cuirass (\*left-hand portion\*).  
2. — Story of Rudrâyaṇa, no. 9 : Mahâkâtyâ-yana's visit. \*Above\* : The Bodhisattva with his first Brahman teacher.

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XXXVIII, 1. — Story of Rudrâyaṇa, no. 10 : The nun Çailâ's sermon (\*left-hand portion\*).  
2. — Story of Rudrâyaṇa, no. 11 : Queen Candra-prabhâ's ordination (\*central portion\*).

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XXXIX. — Story of Rudrâyaṇa, fragments of nos. 12, 13 and 14.

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XL, 1. — Story of Rudrâyaṇa, no. 16 : After the parricide. \*Above\* : The ascetic Bodhisattva declines the aid of the gods.  
2. — Story of Rudrâyaṇa, no. 19 : The rain of jewels (\*left-hand portion\*).

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XLI, 1. Boro-Budur : Story of the pair of Kinnaras (\*central portion of the second scene\*).  
2. — — Story of Maitrakanyaka, no. 1 : The purse-offering (\*central portion\*). XLII, 1. — — Story of Maitrakanyaka, no. 2 : The mother's supplication (\*left-hand portion\*).  
2. — — Story of Maitrakanyaka, no. 7 : In the Inferno city (\*right-hand portion\*). XLIII, 1. The unfinished statue of Buddha. \*Under the central cupola, Boro-Budur.\*  
2. Trailokya-vijaya. \*Bronze in the Batavia Museum.\* XLIV. The Goddess Cundâ between two Bodhisattvas. \*On the south-western wall of the Chandi Mendut.\*

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PLATES XLV-L. — THE BUDDHIST MADONNA . . . . . . 292 1-12

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XLV. After a wall-painting from Domoko (Chinese Turkestan).  
1. \*Side view before removal\*; 2. \*As set up in British Museum.\* XLVI. Suckling Madonna : 1. Romanesque; 2. Coptic. XLVII. Indo-Greek images of Hâritî. XLVIII, 1. Hâritî and her partner in Gandhâra. 2 Hâritî in Java. XLIX. Japanese images of Ki-si-mo-jin. L. Chinese images of Kuan-Yin.

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N. B. — \*A detailed description of each plate will be found either in the body of the work or on the page de garde opposite the plate.\*

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