The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c5: List of Text Illustrations
The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c5
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List of Text Illustrations
c5.1
| FIG. | PAGE |
| 1. Village Plan called Dandâka . | 10 |
| 2. Village Plan called Nandyâvarta | 14 |
| 3. The Symbolic Figure Nandyâvarta | 15 |
| 4. Village Plan called Padmâka . | 16 |
c5.2
| FIG. | PAGE |
| 5. Village Plan called Swastika . . . . . . . . . | 17 |
| 6. Plan of the Tâj Gardens . . . . . . . . . | 18 |
| 7. Seven-raftered Bambu Roof of Modern Thatched Bengali Cottage . . | 21 |
| 8. Plan of Fig. 7 . . . . . . . . . . | 21 |
| 9. Plan of the Great Sânchî Stûpa . . . . . . . . | 29 |
| 10. Rail of Stûpa No. 2 at Sânchî . . . . . . . . | 30 |
| 11. Plan of Brick or Stone Wall . . . . . . . . . | 30 |
| 12. Typical Plan of a Hindu Temple . . . . . . . . | 37 |
| 13. Construction of the Domes of a Temple Mandapam: (*a*) with Concentric Rings; (*b*) with Slabs laid diagonally . . . . . | 39 |
| 14. Section of the Great Stûpa at Sânchî, showing Rail and Gateways . . | 48 |
| 15. The Tee of a Stûpa . . . . . . . . . . | 50 |
| 16. Bodhi Tree with Vedic Railing . . . . . . . . | 51 |
| 17. Sun-window of the Hînayâna School . . . . . . . | 55 |
| 18. Sun-window of the Mahâyâna School . . . . . . . | 55 |
| 19. Mahâyâna Sun-window used as a Shrine . . . . . . | 55 |
| 20. Leaf of the Pîpal Tree (*Ficus religiosa*) . . . . . . . | 56 |
| 21. Vishnu Pillar from the Bharhut Sculptures . . . . . . | 58 |
| 22. Fruit of the Sacred Lotus (*Nelumbium*) . . . . . . | 59 |
| 23. Top of a Nepalese Box, in Repoussé Brass, showing Lotus Flower with Turned-down Petals, and Fruit used as a Handle . . . . | 59 |
| 24. Fruit of Water-lily (*Nymphæa*), and Section showing the Mystic Wheel . | 60 |
| 25. Indian Water-vessel . . . . . . . . . . | 61 |
| 26. Capital of Temple Pillar . . . . . . . . . | 61 |
| 26A. Cross-brackets used as Super-capital of Temple Pillar . . . . | 64 |
| 27. Plan of a Village Chaitya-house . . . . . . . . | 66 |
| 28. Ancient Buddhist Chaitya-house at Têr . . . . . . . | 67 |
| 29. Plan of Temple at Aihole . . . . . . . . . | 68 |
| 30. Interior of Hînayâna Chaitya-house at Ajantâ . . . . . . | 71 |
| 31. Plan of Kârlê Chaitya-house . . . . . . . . . | 72 |
| 32. A Modern Indian Sâdhu . . . . . . . . . | 79 |
| 33. Plan of Gautamî-putra Monastery, Nâsik . . . . . . | 81 |
| 34. Section of Rock-cut Vihara at Bedsâ . . . . . . . | 83 |
| 35. Plan of Vihara at Bedsâ . . . . . . . . . | 84 |
| 36. Gargoyles of the Dharmarâja Râth . . . . . . . . | 87 |
c5.4
| FIG. | | PAGE |
| 37. | Diagram of Dome, showing Eaves added for throwing off Rain | 88 |
| 38. | Conjectural Plan of First Floor of Dharmarâja Râth | 89 |
| 39. | Plan of Bhîma's Râth | 90 |
| 40. | Vishnu Temples and Royal Tombs at Nineveh | 95 |
| 41. | Miniature Vishnu Shrine found at Sarnath | 97 |
| 42. | The Temple of Bodh-Gayâ, Restored | 99 |
| 43. | Plan of the Internal Structure of an Ancient Jain Stûpa, showing the "Eight-petalled Lotus". | 105 |
| 44A. | Diagram showing the Constructive Principle of Siva Shrines—with Flat Roof and Dome | 120 |
| 44B. | Diagram showing the Constructive Principle of Sîva Shrines—with Sloping Roofs as used in the Himâlayan Districts and the West Coast of India | 120 |
| 45. | Sculptured Shrines, Ellora | 121 |
| 46. | Plan of the Mârtând Temple | 123 |
| 47. | Hînayâna Sun-windows, Chaitya-house No. IX, Ajantâ | 142 |
| 48. | Monastic Hall or College No. VII, Ajantâ | 143 |
| 49. | Monastic Hall or College No. VI, Ajantâ | 144 |
| 50. | Plan of Monastic Hall No. I, Ajantâ | 145 |
| 51. | Siva and Parvati (Painting in Cave I, Ajantâ) | 149 |
| 52. | Plan of Chaitya-house XXVI, Ajantâ | 152 |
| 53. | Plan of the Great Temple at Elephanta | 158 |
| 54. | The Mahâyânist Brahmâ Stûpa | 159 |
| 55. | The Stûpa Anthropomorphosised | 159 |
| 56. | Plan of the Virûpâksha Temple, Pattadakal | 179 |
| 57. | Virûpâksha Temple at Pattadakal, South Elevation | 181 |
| 58. | Temple at Tiruvallûr | 184 |
| 59. | The Waterfall at Ellora | 187 |
| 60. | Plan of the Kailâsa Temple | 195 |
| 61. | Perforated Window of the Mandapam, Kailâsa Temple | 196 |
| 62. | Shrine of the Sacred Rivers, Kailâsa Temple | 199 |
| 63. | Plan of the Kandarya Mahâdeva Temple, Khajurâho | 209 |
c5.5
MAP OF INDIA SHOWING THE PRINCIPAL BUDDHIST LOCALITIES . . *facing page* 1