list o -f illustrmt ions LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ( There are some missing figure numbers as suitable photos of these Could not be obtained. HenCe the Plate Numbers frum the original sourCes have been quoted against them). Plate No. DesCription Site S a I-:, k a !j a 1 n s a n y «tp h Amaravat i Figure with body in profile, faCe frontal Stupa I, SanChi Gajalakshmi Bh a rh CPt Stupa II, SanChi Stupa I, SanChi 4 Stupa III, SanChi 5-9 Stupa I, SanChi lO Lakshmi Lotus Stupa II, SanChi 1 1 Stupa I, SanChi 12 B 1 r't h Amarava t i 13 N a g a j i.i n a k on d a 14- 15 Purnaghata Bharhut ■ J 7 Stupa II, SanChi 10-19 Stupa I, SanChi 1' u Amaravat i Lotus Roundel Stupa II, SanChi 22a Bharhut 22b Stupa I, SanChi Amaravat i 111 24a Purnaghata — variety in the Bharhut shapes o-f the vases 24 b Stupa II, SanChi 25 Bharhut ( Barua,III: PLT XXXI I.25) 26-29 Stupa II, SanChi 30 Enlightenment Stupa II, SanChi 31 Stupa I, SanChi 32 Amar'avat i 33 BodI igaya 34a Stupa I, SanChi 34 b , 35 F ir s t Bermoh Stupa III, SanChi 36 Bharhut 37 Stupa I, SanChi 3Sa Stupa II, SanChi 38b Amaravat i 39a,39b Stupa I, SanChi 40 Stupa III, SanChi 41 Stupa II, SanChi 42"43 Stup£» I, SanChi 44-45 Stupa III, vianChi 46 Stupa I, sanChi 47 tiathuf'a 43 Amaravat i 49 f='ar ini rvana Stupa III, SanChi bO Stupa II, sanChi 31 Human Worshippers Bharhut Stupa II, SanChi Stupa III, SanChi (Marshall, III: PLT 101.5) i V S4 Human worshippera Stupa I, SanChi Stupa III, sanChi 56 Stupa I, SanChi 57 Stupa I, SanChi (Marshall, II; 58.4) !jti-b9 - Stupa I, SanChi 60 Stupa III, sanChi 61 Bharhut 61:1 —6i ~ Amaravat i 64 Bharhu t 65-66 Stupa Ij^^axtCJii^ 67 Bodhgaya 60 Amaravat i (Barrett: PLT I) ^-y Elephant Worshippers Bharhut Bodhgaya /I Stupa I, SanChi / i Amaravat i 73 Various Animal Worshippers Stupa I, SanChi 74 Elaboration of the symbol Amaravat i Amaravat i ( 'Barrett: PLT IV) 76-79 Amaravati BO Dream of Maya Bharhut 81 Amaravat1 82 Shaddanta jataka Bharhut 83-84 Stupa I, SanChi bi!jC» Amaravat i USb Cave X, Ajanta B6 Vessantara Jataka Bharhut k)7 Stupa I, SanChi Be Amaravat i d9 tiahakapi Jataka Bharhut 90 Stupa I, sanChi 91 Defeat of Mara Bharhut .92 Stupa I, SanChi 93 S im Years' PenanCe Stupa I, SanChi 94 Assault of Mara, Sujata Stupa I, SanChi 95 Assault of Mara, En 1 i gh t enmen t A^na^'ava^tj^------- 96 Assault and aCCeptanCe of defeat by Mara Gol i 97 Nagar junakonda 98 Temptation by Mara's daugh ters Mathura 99 Kasyapa legend - Jatilas pay homage to the Buddha Amaravat i 1 00 Kasyapa legend - subduing of the blaCk serpent Stupa I, SanChi 1 01 Kasyapa legend — walking over r'iver Nir'anjana Stupa I, S.inCh i 102 War of ReliCs — Transport o f Relies Bharhut 103 War and Distribution of Re lies Stupa 1, SanChi 104 - 105 Amaravat i iu6a-107 Visit of Asoka Stupa I, SanChi 1 Utf-109b Nalagiri Episode Amaravat i 110 6ol i 1 1 1 Amaravat i V 1 112 Rise in Air Bharhut 1 13 Walk aCross the sky Bharhut 114-116 R i se in Air Stupa 1, SanChi 117 Gift of Jetavana Bharhut 118 - Stupa I, SanChi 119 - Arii£iravat i 121 Visit of Indra Bharhut 122 - Stupa I, SanChi 123 - Nagar junakonda 124 - Mathura 125 Su.jata episode Adtaravati 126 Monkey o-f-fers honey to the Buddha Stupid I, SanChi 127 - Amarava t i 128 DesCent at Sankissa Bharhut 129 - Stupa I, SanChi 130-131 - Mathura 132 War of ReliCs - transport Of the reliC Nagarjunakonda 133-136 Great Departure Amaravat i 137-138 - Nagar junakonda 139“ 140 Stupa I, SanChi L 4 1 - 1 45 SCenes on Copings Bharhut 146-147 - A<naravati 1 4Ba--148C SCenes on Pillars Stupa I, Si.nChi 149 Emphasis on the fentale e 1emen t Amaravat i 150a-lJj0b — Amaravat i VI X J bla Sym/netrical postures of human worshippers Stupa 1, SanChi 151b Stupa III, SanChx lt>2 Stupa 1 , BattChi 153 AsymmetriCal attitude of devotees Btupa I, SanClii 154 Stupa 1 , SanChi (Marshal 1, II: PLT 60) 155-156 SpaCe-Fi1lers Bhivrhut 157 Stupa III, SanChi 158a-15fc)b Stupa I, SanChi 159 BalanCe in a relief Amaravat i l(f50 Bharhut 161 Amaravat i 1 62 Relative sizes of Figures Bftarhu t l<b i --l64 Amaravati 1 6S Movement in a sCene Bh a f'h u t 1 iliCt F'erspective Bharhut 167 Stupa I, SanChi ( Marahall, II: PLT 23a) 1 6 8 -169c Linking of sCenes by loCale Bharhut 170a Heaven of the Thirty-three gods Stupa I, SanChi 170b Bharhut 17 1 -17? LaCk of foreshortening Eiharhut 1 •'3-174 SeC:|uential arrangement of sCenes Amaravat i 1 7' I Pe^'SF>eC i i ve Stupa 111, SanChi 1 : i., - 1 Emphasis on royal element Amaravat i 1 Re-ir\terpretat ion of a sCene Bharhut PerspeCtive - emotions exaggerated Amaravat i v 1 1 1.