Lotus-medallion: 1 definition
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Lotus-medallion means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Lotus-medallions commonly decorated the Vimānas (temple complex) of ancient India, as vividly depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 92.24-31: A Devī-vimāna is described as being decorated with rubies, pearls-pendants and festoons, rows of bells attached to banners, rows of vaijayantī flags fixed on the top, lotus-medallions formed by the inset work of rubies, figures of the lotus-pond and thus giving appearance of Padma-vimāna. [...]
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Partial matches: Lotus.
Full-text: Vyalamukha, Devivimana, Padmavimana, Ruby, Festoon, Flag, Bell, Vaijayanti, Dhvajapata, Kinkinimala, Kinkini, Vimana, Pearl.
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Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Epigraphs from Amarāvatī (a) The Gahapati and Setti classes < [Chapter 4 - Survival of Amarāvatī in the Context of Andhra Art]
Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (6): Goli < [Chapter 2 - Amarāvatī and other Archaeological Sites of Ancient Andhra Pradesh]
Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (18): Bavikoṇḍa < [Chapter 2 - Amarāvatī and other Archaeological Sites of Ancient Andhra Pradesh]
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Architecture of the Mahendra style < [Chapter 2 - Origin of Sculptural Art—Its Development and Scheme]
Depiction of Flora < [Chapter 4 - Material Culture of the People]
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
During the time of Sunga’s < [Chapter 2]
Major Stupas at Langudi < [Chapter 4]
Development of the Stupa and its parts < [Chapter 3]
Temples of Purushottama Kshetra Puri (by Ratnakar Mohapatra)
5.5. Other Decorative Designs in Odisha temples < [Chapter 2 - Characteristics features of Orissan Temples]
3. Sculptures of Lord Jagannatha Temple < [Chapter 3 - Lord Jagannatha Temple]
The Structural Temples of Gujarat (by Kantilal F. Sompura)
2. Mandapa and Canonical Principles Discerned < [Chapter 14 - The vertical parts of the Mandapa]
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Iconography of Tirthankaras < [Chapter 6]