The Body of God: An Emperor's Palace for Krishna in Eighth-Century Kanchipuram

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Editor's Note: Margaret H. Case List of Illustrations Abbreviations Introduction: The Discovery Part I: The Approach to the Vishnu-house 1. The Significance of the Temple 2. Six Concepts 3. The Poem 4. The Emperor's Career Portrayed on the Prakara Wall Part II The Secret Dimension of the Vishnu-house 5. The Temple Mandala and the Bottom-Floor Sanctum 6. The Middle-Floor Sanctum: The Sculpted Program of the Northern Path 7. Northern Panels of the Northern Path: Transforming Power 8. Northern Panels of the Northern Path: Fortifying Omniscience 9. The Middle-Floor Sanctum: The Sculpted Program of the Southern Path 10. The Southern Panels of the Southern Path: "The Path of the Southern Doctrine" Part III The Public Dimension of the Vishnu-house 11. The Vimana Panels on the Western Side 12. The Panels on the Ardhamandapa or Porch 13. The Vimana Panels on the Northern Side 14. The Vimana Panels on the Eastern Side Appendix 1. Who Are the Bhagavatas? Appendix 2. Vasudeva's Path in the Satvata-samhita Appendix 3. Prithu, the People's Indra Appendix 4. Mantras in the Jayakhya-samhita Appendix 5. Periya Tirumoli 2.9 Notes Glossary Bibliography Index