Stupas in Orissa (Study)

by Meenakshi Chauley | 2013 | 109,845 words

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Summary: This study examines the Stupas and Votive Stupas in Odisha or Orissa (Eastern India).—In this thesis an attempt has been made to trace the historicity of Buddhism in Odisha on the basis of the architectural development of the Stupa architecture. Archaeological evidence obtained from excavated sites dates such structures as early as third-second century BCE, and traces historical references to the time of Lord Buddha’s visits to these places in and around Orissa (Odisha).

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Acknowledgements

+ Chapter 1

. History and Archaeology of Stupas and Votive Stupas in Orissa

. Previous Research and Scope for Further Work

. Objectives of the Research work

+ Chapter 2

. Geographical Location (of Orissa)

. History of Buddhism from Buddha’s times to the third Century BCE

. After Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana

. During the time of Asoka (third century BCE)

. During Kharavela’s Reign

. During the time of Sunga’s

. During the Kushana Period

. From the Middle of the fourth Century

. During the Gupta period

. History of Buddhism from sixth Century CE to the tenth Century CE

. Orissa During the time of Harshavardhan

. Accounts of Hiuen-Tsang on Buddhism in Orissa

. During the Sailodbhavas

. During the Bhaumakara’s reign

. During the Somavamsis’s reign

. Buddhism under the Ganga’s reign

. Buddhism under the Gajapati dynasty

. Buddhism under Bhoi Dynasty

. Tantric Buddhism in Orissa (Introduction)

. Vajrayana form of Buddhism

. Sahajayana (in Tantric Buddhism)

. Kalachakrayana (in Tantric Buddhism)

. Uddiyana Pitha (in Tantric Buddhism)

. Buddhism from the seventeenth century CE to present day

. Probable causes for the decline of Buddhism in Orissa

+ Chapter 3

. Development of Stupa Architecture in India

. Evolution of Stupa (1): Vinaya-ksudraka Vastu

. Evolution of Stupa (2): Vinaya Uttaragrantha

. Evolution of Stupa (3): Vimalosnisa

. Evolution of Stupa (4): Chaitya-Vibhanga-Vinayaddhrta-Sutra

. Symbolism of the Stupa

. Evolution of Stupa as seen from Archaeological remains

. Development of the Stupa and its parts

. Stupa at Vaisali (Bihar)

. Stupa at Piprahwa (Basti district)

. Stupa at Sanchi

. Dharmarajika Stupa

. Stupa at Nagarjunakonda

. Stupa at Sarnath

. Chaukhandi Stupa

. Stupas at the Upper Indus Valley region

+ Chapter 4

. Stupas in Orissa (Introduction)

. Major Stupas at Lalitagiri

. Major Stupas at Langudi

. Major Stupas at Udayagiri

. Major Stupas at Ratnagiri

. Minor Structural Stupas at Lalitagiri

. Minor Structural Stupas at Udayagiri (Northern Zone)

. Minor Structural Stupas at Udayagiri (Eastern Zone)

. Minor Structural Stupas at Udayagiri (Southern Zone)

. Minor Structural Stupas at Udayagiri (Western Zone)

. Minor Structural Stupas at Ratnagiri

. Minor Votive Stupas at Lalitagiri

. Minor Votive Stupas at Langudi

. Minor Votive Stupas at Udayagiri

. Minor Votive Stupas at Ratnagiri

. Bronze Stupas at Ratnagiri

. Drum slabs at at Ratnagiri

. The Vedhi Portion (of the Stupa)

. The Medhi Portion (of the Stupa)

. The Anda Portion (of the Stupa)

. The Harmika Portion (of the Stupa)

. The Chatravali Portion (of the Stupa)

. Stylised Form of the Frames of the Niches

+ Chapter 5

. Buddhist Icons as depicted on the Stupas (Introduction)

. Buddha Images

. Emanations of Amitabha

. Emanations of Aksobhya

. Emanations of Ratnasambhava

. Emanations of Amoghasiddhi

. Emanations of Vairocana

Chapter 6: Conclusion

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