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 44 - Bhauma-Karas
This chapter describes Bhauma-Karas located on page 409 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]
Mingling of Cultures (U): The Bhauma-karas. The inscriptions during the Bhauma-kara rule use some epithets as mentioned above for the rulers of this Odishan dynasty, such as Parama-Saugata, ParamaTathagata, Unmattasimha, and others, which identify the Bhauma-kara rulers as Buddhist rulers of Odisha. The records says the early rulers of this dynasty followed Buddhism, and its later rulers followed Shaivism and Vaishnavism....
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Stupas in Orissa (Study) [by Meenakshi Chauley]
The Bhauma rule can therefore be rightly called as the most remarkable period in the history of Buddhism in Orissa. The Bhauma rule came to an end by the middle of the tenth century CE and with the decline of the Bhaumakaras, Buddhism in Orissa also suffered....
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List of Mahabharata tribes [by Laxman Burdak]
Kara Bhanjaka (karabhanjaka) - Appear in 'geography' (VI.10.68); a northern hill tribe. tamara hamsamargasha ca tadaiva karabhanjakah | Uththesha matrena maya theshah samkirtitah parabho (VI.10.68) 36....
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