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Śilparatnakośa A Glossary of Orissan Temple Architecture
Critically edited with English
translation and illustrations by 1994, ix+228 pp.,illus., plates, gloss., bibl., indexes, ISBN: 81-208-1216-0, Rs 400 (HB) The Silparatnakosa is a seventeenth century Orissan text describing all the parts of the temple and the most important temple types of Orissa, such as the Manjusri and Khakara. It also contains a chapter on sculpture and an appendix on image-making. The text, though much later than the temples described, reflects the still living tradition and contributes much to clarify the terminology of Orissan temple architecture. The text also contains interesting references to
the symbolism of the temple and its elements. The most important contribution of this
text, however, lies in the identification of the Manjusri temple with the Sricakra, which
has helped the editors to re-identify the Rajarani Temple at Bhubaneswar as a temple
dedicated to Rajarajesvari in the form of Sricakra. The text has been edited from three
palm leaf manuscripts and translated with numerous illustrations, line drawings and
plates.
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