The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c5.2
The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c5.2
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| 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 |