By Ali Javid
В книге представлены сотни индийских храмовых комплексов и связанных с ними скульптур и фресок. Даётся краткий обзор поворотных моментов истории Индии, вкратце сообщается об основных религиозных группах, создавших монументальные памятники искусства и описываются связанные с ними стадии развития различных архитектурных компонентов и художественных стилей в различных регионах Индии за прошедшие тысячи лет - от доисторических рисунков в пещерах, древних пещерных храмов, высеченные в твердых скалах, до более современных христианских церквей европейского стиля в Гоа.Образцы сканов: .
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Next the princess is following the king, holding a bunch of mangoes in her right hand and her left hand on the king’s shoulder. The carving ends with the king standing in front of the princess half reclined on a bed. The king is standing with folded hands, possibly trying to console the princess who is depressed by separation from her parents. The carvings are damaged by weathering; still they are delightful and artistically superb. 55). Cave 8 has sculpture of a twelve handed figure and 25 Tirthankaras.
11th Century. Brick. Above, a small, similar bell, pointed end upward, rests on the bell below. The rims of the bells are carved with deep vertical groves. The surface of the tower is divided into several tiers with a number of empty niches. ) tall pyramidal towers stand on the corners of the temple roof, surrounding the main tower. The entrance to the temple features two pillars and pilasters supporting the upper storey. The facade extends above the first story to form a multistoried pavilion.
Then he moved to the outskirts of Uruvela and settled at Bodh Gaya, on the banks of the river Neranjana, to meditate under a Bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa), after a grass cutter spread some grass for him. The five ascetics he had met at Rajagraha joined him. During the first six years of his search for enlightenment Sidharta by practicing self-mortification, and was reduced to skin and bones. One day he fell unconscious and a shepherd give him milk, and took him into his care. After the incident Sidharta concentrated more on meditation than on austerities, realizing the futility of bodily mortification.