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 43 - Palas
This chapter describes Palas located on page 395 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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Stupas in Orissa (Study) [by Meenakshi Chauley]
Sarnath School covers the period from the time of Asoka down to the reign of Palas, and the Orissan, Javanese; Nepalese school is contemporaneous to the Palas. The great majority of Buddhist deities are believed to have emanated from one or the other of the five Dhyani Buddha s....
Read full contents: Buddhist Icons as depicted on the Stupas (Introduction)
Diaspora of Bhuta (Daiva) worshipping cult—India and Indonesia [by Shilpa V. Sonawane]
Kshetra paala 70. Nandigona 71. Maisayndaya 72. Rakteshwari/lekkesiri 73. Raahu 74. Jattiga 75. Naga bermer 76. Kaalamma 77. Kanapadithaya 78. Kuriyodithaya 79. Kallerithaya 80. Dayyengul 81. Ullalthi 82. Moovar daivangal 83. Naalkatthaya 84. Satyadevate/ posa bhuta 85. Mantradevate 86. Bunta daiva 87. Vaidyanatha/ mundathaya 88. Ajji bhuta 89. Shiradi daiva 90. Koragajja 91. Korati 92. Poyyathai 93. hallathayi 94. koti chennaya 95. bhavana 96. vishnumurthy 97....
Read full contents: Part 6 - Different Types of Bhutas of Tulunadu
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain [by Chirantani Das]
In any case Yasovarmma and his vassal Baladitya were the last important beneficiaries of Nalanda before the emergence of the Palas. From the middle of the eighth century the Palas came to patronise the monastery. Gopala emerged as the elected ruler of Bengal after a long chaotic situation. Epigraphic evidences of the Palas from Nalanda are available in plenty....
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