Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture - North and South India
author: Michael W. Meister
edition: 1986, American Institute of Indian Studies
pages: 6147
Topic: History
Chapter 42 - Calukyas of Vemulavada
This chapter describes Calukyas of Vemulavada located on page 413 in the book Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture (North and South India) compiled by Michael W. Meister, George Michell and M. A. Dhaky. These books deal with Indian temples from the early centuries. South India developed the Dravidian style while North India expressed symbolic experimentation of the divine manifestation.
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Impact of Vedic Culture on Society [by Kaushik Acharya]
Kaira plates (c. 633-644 CE) issued by the King Vijayaraja of the Calukya dynasty records a grant of a village Pariyaya for the increase in the merit and fame of his parents and self and outstanding performance of the prescribed daily routine rituals (bali, caru, vaishvadeva, Agnihotra, etc. )....
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Triveni Journal
“Abhilashitaartha Cintamani” of Calukya Somadeva of the same period (11th century) has a sloka which ends with “naasti yajna samoripuh” meaning that there is no enemy worse than a Vedic sacrifice....
Read full contents: On Syllabic Melody of Nannaya’s Poetry
Vietnamese Buddhist Art [by Nguyen Ngoc Vinh]
The majority of the bodhisattva figures, on the contrary, appear to be more closely related to the Pallava and Calukya styles of south India. In the case of Funan, as the same case of the countries of South East Asia, Indian culture came direct from India as this is explicitly by stated in the Chinese texts. Saivism, Vaisnavism and Buddhism gained admission into and flourished side by side in Funan. The arts also made its influence felt....
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