Early Buddhist artisans and their architectural vocabulary /
The early Buddhist architectural vocabulary, being the first of its kind, maintained its monopoly for about half a millennium, beginning from the third century BCE. To begin with, it was oral, not written. The Jain, Hindu and other Indian sectarian builders later developed their vocabulary on this f...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York : Manipal, India :
Routledge ; Manipal University Press,
2024.
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| Summary: | The early Buddhist architectural vocabulary, being the first of its kind, maintained its monopoly for about half a millennium, beginning from the third century BCE. To begin with, it was oral, not written. The Jain, Hindu and other Indian sectarian builders later developed their vocabulary on this foundation, though not identically. This book attempts to understand this vocabulary and the artisans who first made use of it. |
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| Physical Description: | xxvi, 162 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1032548592 9781032548593 9781032548609 1032548606 |