Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 690 pages of information about Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3.

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 690 pages of information about Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3.

[Footnote 258:  Corpus, I. p. 65.]

[Footnote 259:  Corpus, I. pp. 84, 89, 90, and Jour.  Asiatique, 1882, p. 152.]

[Footnote 260:  When visiting Badami, Pattadkal and Aihole in 1912 I noted the following resemblances between the temples of that district and those of Camboja. (a) The chief figures are Harihara, Vamana and Nrisimha.  At Pattadkal, as at Angkor Wat, the reliefs on the temple wall represent the Churning of the Sea and scenes from the Ramayana. (b) Large blocks of stone were used for building and after being put in their positions were carved in situ, as is shown by unfinished work in places. (c) Medallions containing faces are frequent. (d) The architectural scheme is not as in Dravidian temples, that is to say larger outside and becoming smaller as one proceeds towards the interior.  There is generally a central tower attached to a hall. (e) The temples are often raised on a basement. (f) Mukhalingas and koshas are still used in worship. (g) There are verandahs resembling those at Angkor Wat.  They have sloping stone roofs, sculptures in relief on the inside wall and a series of windows in the outside wall. (h) The doors of the Linga shrines have a serpentine ornamentation and are very like those of the Bayon. (i) A native gentleman told me that he had seen temples with five towers in this neighbourhood, but I have not seen them myself.]

[Footnote 261:  E.g. Mahendravarman, Narasinhavarman, Paramesvaravarman, etc.  It may be noticed that Pattadkal is considerably to the N.W. of Madras and that the Pallavas are supposed to have come from the northern part of the present Madras Presidency.  Though the Hindus who emigrated to Camboja probably embarked in the neighbourhood of Madras, they may have come from countries much further to the north.  Varman is recognized as a proper termination of Kshatriya names, but it is remarkable that it is found in all the Sanskrit names of Cambojan kings and is very common in Pallava names.  The name of Asvatthaman figures in the mythical genealogies of both the Pallavas and the kings of Champa or perhaps of Camboja, see B.E.F.E.O. 1904, p. 923.]

[Footnote 262:  Some authorities think that Kaundinya is meant by the wicked king, but he lived about 300 years before I-Ching’s visit and the language seems to refer to more recent events.  Although Bhavavarman is not known to have been a religious innovator he appears to have established a new order of things in Camboja and his inscriptions show that he was a zealous worshipper of Siva and other Indian deities.  It would be even more natural if I-Ching referred to Isanavarman (c. 615) or Jayavarman I (c. 650), but there is no proof that these kings were anti-buddhist.]

[Footnote 263:  Schiefner, p. 262.]

[Footnote 264:  See Maspero, L’Empire Khmer, pp. 24 ff.]

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