The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c10.38
The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c10.38
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¹ Originally three, corresponding to the three bars of the Vedic sacrificial rail which appears in the Asokan stûpas. A fourth Veda—the Atharva—was subsequently recognised, and at Amarâvatî the sculpture frequently represents four bars in the rail.