Encyclopaedia of Indian Architecture : Hindu, Buddhist,
Jain and Islamic, Vol. III. Jain/edited by B.L. Nagarch, K.M. Suresh, D.P.
Sharma and Dulari Qureshi. Delhi, Bharatiya Kala
Prakashan, 2008, xxviii, 322 p., 46 figs., 224 plates, ISBN 81-8090-176-8.
Contents: Editors' note. Acknowledgement. Introduction. 1. Jaina Rock-Cut Caves from Pabhosa. 2. Khandgiri and Udayagiri (Orissa). 3. Jaina caves temple at Ellora. 4. Jaina caves of Maharashtra : a brief analysis. 4 A. Jaina caves at Dharasiva. 5. The Jabareshwar Temple at Phaltan : architectural and iconographic perspective. 6. Jaina architecture of South India. 7. Jaina temples of the Pallavas and the Cholas in Tamilnadu. 8. The Parswanatha-Nagaraja Temple of South India. 9. Jaina Architecture of Karnataka. 10. Jaina contribution to art and architecture--Dharwad Region (Karnataka) (Chalukya, Rastrakuta, Kalyana). 11. Jaina monuments of Andhra. 12. Influence of Jainism on Andhra Pradesh (with special reference to Anantapur District). 13. The Jaina temples excavated at Gollatha Gudi, Mahaboob Nagar District (A.P). 14. Jaina temples of Central India. 15. Jaina Rock-Cut Temples of Gwalior Fort Gwalior (M.P.). 16. The temple-cities of the Jainas. 17. Jain temples of Rajasthan and Gujarat. 18. Miscellaneous Jaina temples of India. Bibliography. Index.
"This present work entitled 'Encyclopaedia of Indian Architecture' is a valuable contribution to the study of Indian Architecture. It is divided into four volumes dealing with Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Islamic Architecture of India. There was a great demand for such a work which incorporated the architecture of all the four major religions of India. This volume is devoted to the study of Jain Architecture. It has eighteen chapters. In short, the volume is very much important for the study of Jain Architecture in India."
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