Interaction Between Brahmanical and Buddhist Art

Contents Preface ix List of Illustrations xi Transliteration xvii 1. Introduction R.C. Sharma 1 2. Buddha in Brahmanical Art and Architecture N.P. Joshi 6 3. Interactive Ultimate in the Brahmanical and Buddhist Art G.B. Deglukar 13 4. Common Heritage of an Interaction between Buddhist and Brahmanical Art and Iconography K.K. Thaplyal 19 5. Influence of Naga Worship in Buddhist Art Yogendra Singh 29 6. Some Glimpses of Interaction between Brahmanical and Buddhist Art Amar Singh 33 7. Some Common Symbols and Motifs in Buddhist and Brahmanical Art S.B. Singh 38 8. A Brahmanical Episode of Buddhist Art in Mathura S.D. Trivedi 46 9. Interaction between Buddhist and Brahmanical Images in the Sarnath Museum Niharika & Ajay Srivastava 54 10. Buddhist and Hindu Art - A ComparisonR. Nagaswamy 62 11. Interaction between Buddhist and Brahmanical Art in Orissa H.C. Das 65 12. In Quest of Siva-Buddha Cult T.K. Biswas 88 13. Vasudeva-Visnu-Padmapani and Avalokitesvara-Siva G. Bhattacharya 93 14. Concept and Iconography of Buddhist Goddess Parnasabari Kamal Giri & M.N.P. Tiwari 100 15. Exchange of Formal Concepts between Buddhist and Brahmanical Pancayatana Complexes Falk Reitz 105 16. Interaction between Buddhist and Brahmanical Art- Evidence from Bengal Enamul Haque 113 17. Surya-Candramandalas in the Art of Nepal Gerd J.R. Mevissen 121 18. The Bhagavata Purana and Later Descriptions of Buddhist Hell Ineke Van Put 144 19. Xie He's "Liu Fa (Six Rules of Art)" and Buddhist Painting Charles Willemen 161 20. Interaction between Buddhist and Brahmanical Art - In the Far Eastern Perspective Preety A. Trivedi 165 Visuals 171 List of Contributors 221 Index 223