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    SHINS Vata we SUM BUDUHISTS ANU JAINS oN con “i aa ICONOGRAPHY OF THE HINDUS, BUDDHISTS AND JAINS With 202 line drawings and 201 half-tone illustrations ‘There are very few books on Indian Iconography in the English language and none dealing with the iconography of the Hindus, Buddhists and Jains in one compact volume, illustrated with a lirge number of line drawings and half-tone illustra- tions, the latter of temple sculptures and bronzes. ‘The very few books that are available are scholarly but do not help the reader in identifying the deity he may come across in sculpture, painting, or metal art. In this book a unique method has been followed by presenting all the information required for identification in the form of tables indicating the number of heads and hands, the symbols of the gods and goddesses, their vet and other relevant information, As the a Indian texts differ in their descriptions of the deities, the variations have also been given in the tables whenever of sufficient importance. The tables follow general and introductory informa- tion on all the major Hindu gods and goddesses, their different forms, the Buddhas and Bodhisat- tvas, their Shaktis and emanations, minor Buddhist images, the Jain Tirthankaras, and other figures of Jain mythology like the Yakshas and Yakshinis And ail this information is once again summarised in tabular form to simplify identification, Two hundred and two line drawings depicting the asanas, mudras, objects held in the hands, the crowns, Buddhist and Jain divinities, ete., supple- mented by 201 half-tone illustrations of temple sculpture in stone and bronze icons have been given to further help the reader in his identification and create a greater interest in the subject. The Index runs 10 fifteen large pages, Identification of religious figures is not only essential for the proper understanding of Indian mythology, but it is also essential for the student of Indian art and all interested in Indian culture in general—Indians and non-Indians alike. And in that respect, this exceptional book is a great contribution to the study of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain mythology and iconography. The author is well known as an authority on the subject. He is the Professor and Head, Department of History and Ancient Indian Culture, Marathwada Univer: sity, Aurangabad; he was a Visiting Lecturer in Indian Art, Wake Forest College, Winston-Salem, US.A., and also Visiting Lecturer in Asian Studies (Continued om back flap) ICONOGRAPHY OF THE HINDUS, BUDDHISTS AND JAINS ICONOGRAPHY OF THE HINDUS BUDDHISTS AND JAINS R. S. GUPTE, M.A., Ph.D. D. B. TARAPOREVALA SONS & CO. PRIVATE LTD. 210 Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Road - - - > = > + + = = Bombay COPYRIGHT © 1972 1980. D. B. TARAPOREVALA SONS & CO. PRIVATE LTD. 2nd ation 1980 This book can be exported from India only by the publishers. BD. B. Teroporevala Sons & Co, Prisate Lid. ad this constitutes a cordon of Its initia dale and it subsequent sales. Infrngemtent of this condition of sale Will leud fo civil enadiorevininal legal action and prosecution. PRINTED IN INDIA Prioted by Russi J. Taraporevala at Electrographic Industries, Division of D. B, Taraporevala Sons & Co. Private Lté., Apte Industrial Estate, Worli, Bombay 400018, and published by him for D. B. Taraporevala Sons & Co. Private Ltd,, 210, Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Bombay 400001, To DADA AND VAHINI and NATHA AND KAMALAVAHINI with affection FOREWORD DR. R.S. GUPTE'S publication of The Hindu, Buddhist and Jain Iconography acquites seminal significance in view of the curtent interest in reviewing the Indian cultural heritage through @ now perspective. This vvolurse not only bridges the yawning gap in properly evaluating the representations of the icons belonging to the three major religions of India but also provides a thorough and comprehensive survey of the sub- ject matter. Dr. Gupte's perceptive treatment of a rather complex subject and his lucid exposition of the subject enable the general reader to comprehend a host of intricate religic”s and cultural configura- tions. ‘The plan and the structuring of this book together with diagrammatic illustrations and the relevant Photographic reproductions, provide an overview of the significance and the temporal and spatial varia- tions of the icons, and might well shape and establish the attitudes and responses of both the general readers and the researchers in this area of knowiedge. The reader might discover for himsetf, how Dr. Gupte’s treatment of the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain iconography, beginning with exploratory sugges- tions becomes gradually comprehensive. The plethora of gods and goddesses and numerous minor

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