Volume 1: I. A study of Stupas in ancient India: Introduction. A. The Stupa edifice: 1. Form of the Stupa. 2. Origin of the Stupa. 3. Meaning of the term Stupa. 4. Significance of the Stupa. 5. Stupa worship. B. The "Figurative Stupa". C. The Stupa according to the Kriyasamgraha. Bibliography. II. The ornamental Vedika. III. Stupas with five pillars. IV. Apropos the Triratna. V. Contribution to the study of the Indian Buddhist Stupa : the minor Stupas of Bodh-Gaya and Ratnagiri: A. Bodh-Gaya: 1. Generalities. 2. Stylistic study. 3. Iconographic study. 4. Reconstructed Stupas. B. Ratnagiri: 1. Generalities. 2. Stylistic study. 3. Iconographic study. Supplementary considerations.
Volume 2: 30 Plates.
DESCRIPTION
The present book contains many such landmarks in the history of Buddhist doctrine and art, presented on the basis of in-depth analysis of the styles and icons of stupas. Another emphasis of this work is on stylistics, i.e. the study of styles systematically conducted with a precise and elaborate method, constituting a full-fledge discipline, which, along with iconography, provides a solid foundation for scientific history of art.
