Early Buddhist Art in India

The book 'Early Buddhist Art in India' deals with the evolution of Indian art from 300 B.C. to 300 A.D, which is believed to be the formative phase of Indian art, an age of the revival of the sculptural art. The Indian artists with centuries of background in creative art with wood, ivory, clay, bamboo, devoted to use stone as a medium. This is evident from Satvahana, Sunga and Kushana period, in which the sculptures are nothing but wooden prototype. Indian art with a humble beginning as a negation of Mauryan art, having purely indegenious characteristics with two dimensional forms gradually became successful in achieving three dimentions.

The author has tried to project this book, in a simple way the history of the growth and development of art that flourished at Sanchi, Bharhut, Bodh-gaya, Karla, Bhaja, Pithalkhora, Amaravati, Nagarjunakonda, etc. which later culminated to the growth of classical art of the Guptas.

About the Author:

Dr. G. C. Chauley M.A., Ph.D., Diploma in Archaeology and Diploma in Museology is presently working as Superintending Archaeologist in Bhubaneshwar. He joined the Archaeological Survey of India in March 1970 as curator. He earned name and fame in survey as a Scholar Museologist and Conservator. As Superintending Archaeologist he is deeply involved in conservation and preservation of Lord Jagannath temple. Dr. Chauley has fifty Articles to his credit on Indian Art and Archaeology.

Dedication
Foreword
Preface
List of Plates

Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION

Chapter 2: MAURYAN SCULPTURAL ART

Chapter 3: POST-MAURYAN SCULPTURAL ART

1. Bharhut,
2. Bodhgaya,
3. Sanci,
4. Orissa, (Udayagiri-Khandagire cave reliefs),
5. Mathura,
6. Yaksa and Yaksinis,
7. Vengi School (South India)

Chapter 4: CONTEMPORARY ART OF WESTERN INDIA (DECCAN)

1. Bhaja,
2. Bedsa,
3. Kondane,
4. Pitalkhora,
5. Pauni

Chapter-5: KUSANA ART

1. Mathura,
2. Gandhara

Chapter-6: CONTEMPORARY ART OF SOUTH INDIA

1. Amaravati,
2. Nagarjunakonda

EPILOGUE

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX