Encyclopaedia of Indian Architecture: Jain

Book excerpt: This volume of the work entitled 'Encyclopaedia of Indian Architecture' is devoted to the study of Jain architecture. It has eighteen chapters. The chapters discuss Jain Rock -cut caves from Pabhosa, Khandagiri and Udayagiri, Jain caves at Ellora, Jain caves of Maharashtra, Jain caves at Dhakaslva, the Jabareshwar temple at Phaltan, Jain Architecture of south India, Jain temples of the Pallavas and the Cholas in Tamilnadu, the PaRsVana'I'ha NaGraJa temple of South India, Jaina Architecture of Kamataka, J aina contribution to Art and Architecture of Dharwad Region, Jaina Monuments . of Andhra, Influence of Jainism on Andhra Pradesh, the Jain temples Excavated at Gollatha Gudi, Jain temples of central India, Jain Rock- cut temple of Gwalior Fort, the Temple cities of the Jains, Jain temples of Rajasthan and Gujarat. In short, the volume is very much important for the study of Jain Architecture in India.