Stupas in Orissa (Study)
by Meenakshi Chauley | 2013 | 109,845 words
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 cen...
The Anda Portion (of the Stupa)
[Full title: Stylized Forms of the Different parts of the Stupa (3): The Anda Portion]
Stylised Anda–1
An elongated anda carved with rounded top corners. The lower portion is slightly slender then the upper portion (Plate-CCXLVII).
Stylised Anda–2
A heavy globular anda, the lower portion of the anda has been cut deep inside from the medhi portion (Plate-CCXLVIII).
Stylised Anda–3
An elongated anda and the anda is square in shape with curved corners (Plate-CCXLIX).
Stylised Anda–4
A bulbous anda which has not been proportionately carved (Plate-CCL).
Stylised Anda–5
An elongated cylindrical anda, the top portion is quite flattened (Plate-CCLI).
Stylised Anda–6
An spherical anda. The top portion is quite flattened (Plate-CCLII).
Stylised Anda–7
A circular anda with rounded top corners. This is the only stupa reported from Ratnagiri; where the niche has been carved in the anda portion (Plate-CCLIII).