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Abhinandana 132
Aristanemi 143 Abhinayadarpana 183
Arthaśāstra 59 Mount Abu 8, 23, 68, 76, 78, 106, 170 Artist 55 Acaradinakara 119
Arunachaleśvara temple 182 Acārya(s) 9, 51
Asarāja-vihāras 78 Acchuptă 135, 136
Asoka 151, 163 Adinātha 13, 68, 70, 74, 93 (also see Assam 184 Rşabhanatha)
astamangalaka 13 Adinātha temple 78
Aştapada-prāsāda 78 Adiśvara 93
Atharva Veda 55 Adīśvara temple 56, 93-106, 139, 158 ātmā 12 Afghanistan 149
Avalokitesvara 38, 41, 42, 44 Agamas 55 Agni 18, 40
Badami 139 Ahimsă 1
Bahubali (Gommateśvara) 147-152 Aihole 142
Balarāma 114 Airāvata 23
Bali 155 Aitareya Brāhmana 51
Bamian 149 Ajanta 44, 184
Barabar 151 Ajātasatru 22, 111
Belur 183 Ajitanatha 130
Bengal 184 Ajitanātha temple 18, 67
Bergman, Ingmar 54 Ajivika 151
Bhadrabāhū 5, 7 akaśa 44
Bhairava 130 Alexander 163
bhaktas 23 alokākāśa 23
bhakti 184, 190 Amaravati 44, 143, 173
Bhārata 23 Ambika 15, 17, 24, 28, 72, 76, 85, 107- Bharata 147 114
Bhāratanātyam 171, 172, 175, 182, 183 amsta 47
Bharhut 44, 173 ananda 184
Bhasmăsura 183 Ananda 55
bhāva 190 Ananda Tandava 175
Bhavanapati 22 Andhra 42, 173, 184
bhavasāgar 3 antariksa 40
Bhoja 58 apăra 38
Bhubaneshwar 110 Appar 190
Bhudevi 38 Apraticakră 132, 136
Bihar 5, 7 Apsarās 173
bija 58 årădhaka 114
bindu 110 Aragon, Louis 170
Bodhgaya 44 Architect 55
Brahmă 38, 58, 119, 160 Architecture 55
Brahmaśānti 17, 76 Arhats 9, 12
Bphadisvara temple 181, 184, 186
