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Surface 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)Surfaces (high and low) refers to a particular element of a (composite) painting, according to the rules of Citrasūtra and the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 233.7: There is a mention of a young painter bringing a cloth-painting on which was depicted the portrait of the daughter of the king of Ujjayinī. The painting was marked with the purity of lines, richness of colours, according to different compositions, beautiful stripling or seedling to show the effect of surroundings or high and low surfaces and right measurements and representation of different lines of painting like sādṛśya. [...]
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Full-text (+1781): Mahitala, Bhutala, Tala, Bhumitala, Prishtha, Kshititala, Kushthala, Prithivitala, Oraphadanem, Bhuvanatala, Podu, Payomukha, Mahiprishtha, Sayati, Phalaka, Vasudhatala, Shilatala, Lalatapattika, Ilatala, Unmani.
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Search found 279 books and stories containing Surface; (plurals include: Surfaces). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 3 - Iron variety (b): Tikshna iron < [Chapter IV - Metals (4): Lauha (iron)]
Part 2 - Iron variety (a): Munda (ordinary iron) < [Chapter IV - Metals (4): Lauha (iron)]
Part 2 - Purification of gold < [Chapter I - Metals (1): Suvarna (Gold)]
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Temples in Mysore State < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
Temples of Orissa (1): Bhuvaneśvara < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
Temple architecture in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 2 - Purification of Gandhaka < [Chapter VIII - Uparasa (9): Gandhaka (sulphur)]
Part 10 - Transformation of tin into silver by means of mica < [Chapter I - Uparasa (1): Abhra or Abhraka (mica)]
Part 1 - Characteristics of Anjana (stibnite, lead sulphide) < [Chapter XIV - Uparasa (15): Anjana (stibnite, sulphide of lead)]
Egypt Through The Stereoscope (by James Henry Breasted)
Position 24 - Looking Down The Main Passage Leading To Khufu's Sepulcher Within The Great Pyramid < [Standpoints In Egypt]
Position 19 - Looking Up The Northeast Corner Of The Great Pyramid, Where The Tourists Ascend. (raise The Instrument And Look Upward) < [Standpoints In Egypt]
Position 86 - The Nilometer, The Measurer Of Inundations, Island Of Elephantine, First Cataract < [Standpoints In Egypt]
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
Geographical Location (of Orissa) < [Chapter 2]
Stupa at Sarnath < [Chapter 3]
Romain Rolland: The colour of his mind < [March 1945]
Thirst < [October 1954]
No! No heart, no soul < [April – June, 1983]
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