Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c75.s3.96

v2.c75.s3.96

**The famous monastaries**—of Odantpuri, Nalanda and Vikramaśilā were centres of the Vajrayāna exuberance where a large number of the pantheon was represented in art. The Excavations at Nalanda have brought innumerable images belonging to the higher form of Tantra which have been unearthed there and they exhibit this exuberance in a remarkable manner. Other monastaries especially the Odantapuri, Uddiyan or Orissa may also simply open a vast vista of vision through which we would be seeing a gallaxy of gods and goddesses, as we see in case of Hindu temples and their rich and varied sculptures.