A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Dravida
This page describes Dravida which is located on page 543 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary) [by D. N. Shukla]
Another equally notable temple style is Dravida [Dravida?] style (the second member of the triad, Vesara, the third member conspicuous by its absence and substituted by Vavata). The ternary has been developed into Pancayatana here—Nagara, Lata, Dravida [Dravida?], Vavata and Bhumija with so many other sub-styles and types of temples....
Read full contents: Chapter 62 - 36 Prasadas beginning with Shrikuta (Shrikuta-adi-shattrimshat Prasada)
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture [by D. N. Shukla]
Certain special features of these temples result from an admixture of Nagara detail to Dravida buildings; this is natural in a region betwixt two powerful schools of which Nagara, the first and the foremost is centred in Madhyadesha, according to the Aparajitapriccha,—in the country bounded by the river Sarasvati in Kurukshetra, Allahabad, the Himalayas and the Vindhya and Dravida in the South India. The earlier Calukya temples (type I) are Dravida in plan, the later are Nagara in plan....
Read full contents: Chapter 4 - Prasada styles (C): Vesara
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
By examining the inter-relations of the various languages in the Dravidian group, and noting how close or distant the relation is, we can ascertain which languages separated themselves first from the original Dravida language....
Read full contents: Story of Dravida-bhasha
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