Cultural Horizons of India
author: Musashi Tachikawa
edition: 1990, International Academy of Indian Culture and Aditya Prakashan
pages: 2743
Topic: History
India and Sri Lanka
This chapter describes India and Sri Lanka located on page 259 of volume Volume 3 in the book Cultural Horizons of India compiled by Musashi Tachikawa. This book comprises 50 years of research material of Lokesh Chandra and represents a thorough study of the ancient culture of India, dealing with Tantra, Buddhism, Art, Archaeology, Language and Literature in 7 volumes.
Volume 3 begins with a new perspective on the evolution of tantras, based on Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, Indonesian, and Simhalese sources. It further shows that the deification of kings and colossi of the Avatamsaka in Afghanistan, China and Japan are a crucial stage in tantra development.
This book covers the research articles and general surveys of Professor Lokesh Chandra. For example, this chapter describes India and Sri Lanka. Everything together represents a huge collection of writings related to languages such as Sanskrit, Iranian, Sino-Japanese, Tibetan, Thai, Greek, Latin, Celtic, and Slavic..
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Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology [by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri]
The interchange of art forms between Amaravati and Sri Lanka is apparent from the above study. In fact the basic concepts of Buddhist art were introduced to Sri Lanka from India with the initiative of King Ashoka. In this cultural interaction Amaravati definitely played a significant role. However, with the lapse of time the influence from Andhra School faded and gave way to influences of later Indian Schools of art....
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Triveni Journal
During the tsunamis, it was Adam s bridge/Rama Sethu and Sri Lanka that saved the southern coastline when Nagapattinam and other northern shores were ravaged. All Indians! Awake to save the Rama s bridge....
Read full contents: Rama’s Bridge - Let us Save It
Diaspora of Bhuta (Daiva) worshipping cult—India and Indonesia [by Shilpa V. Sonawane]
Rooted in Kashmir during the first millennium, Srikula became a force in South India before the seventh century and is now the main form of shaktism practiced in the southern regions of India such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. The best known is Srividya Srikula School, "one of the most influential and theologically sophisticated movements of Shakta Tantrism....
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[Cultural Horizons of India: index]
[About the Author (Lokesh Chandra)]
[Volume 1 (summary)]
[Volume 1 (preface)]
[Volume 2 (summary)]
[Volume 3 (summary)]
[Volume 4 (summary)]
[Volume 5 (summary)]
[Volume 6 (summary)]
[Volume 7 (summary)]