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'Aśokan' Pillars: A Reassessment of the Evidence - IV: Symbolism
11/1976 | 884 | 118
Pages: 734+736-751+753
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Irwin, John (Irwin, John; Irwin, J.)
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10. Base of Garuda-Pillar in Temple Compound, Nepal, Showing Shaft Resting on Tortoise. Photo: Robert Skelton.
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11. Drawing for Wall-Painting at Wedding Ceremony. Mithila District North Bihar. Contemporary Folk-Art. Photo: National Museum, New Delhi.
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12. The Teaching Buddha. Gandhāra, North-West India. Second-Fourth Century A. D. Carved Schist.
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13. The Buddha Preaching to the Bodhisattvas. Relief Outside Kārlī Cave-Temple, Deccan. About Fifth Century A. D. Photo: Dr. Gritli v. Mitterwallner.
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14. The Sānchī Lion Capital. (Sānchī Museum).
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15. Bronze Image of Four Addorsed Lions Found by Cunningham at Mānikyāla.
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16. Celebration of Indra Festival Showing Indra Worshipped as Pillar.
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17. Close-Up of Lion Emblem on Vaiśālī Pillar (Pre-Aśokan Type). (Still in Situ at Vaiśālī, Bihar).
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18. Close-Up of One of the Four Lions on Sārnāth Capital. (Sārnāth Museum).
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19. Gold Rhyton. Achaemenid, c.500 B. C.
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20. Standard-Bearer Carrying a Dhvaja. Relief from Bhārhūt.
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21. The Rāmpurvā Bull-Capital (Pre-Aśokan Type).
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22. The Sankīsā Elephant-Capital (Pre-Aśokan).
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23. The Sārnāth Capital. (Sārnāth Museum). Probably the Last Aśokan Pillar.
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7. Relief Depicting Pillar of Law. Amārāvatī, First Century B. C. or Later. Limestone. (British Museum).
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8. Relief Depicting Lion-Pillar. Amārāvatī, First Century B. C. or Later. Limestone. (British Museum).
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9. Sacred Pillar in Irrigation Pond. North Bihar.
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C. Marriage Pillar (Manistambha) of Painted Wood, in a Water-Pot of Painted Earthenware. From Maharashtra Modern.
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F. Left: King Ashurbanipal (668-626 B. C.) Hunting. Detail from a Limestone Relief from Nineveh. (British Museum). Right: The Horse from the Abacus of the Sārnāth Pillar.
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A. The Cosmic Pillar.
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B. The Rain Cycle.
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D. The Cosmic Pillar Founded in the Cosmic Ocean, at the Navel of the Earth.
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E. Diagram to Show the Reason for the Indian Tendency to Focus Southward with Sunrise on the Left.