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Contents
Preface
Chapter I
In the Beginning: Jainism and its Cosmology
Chapter III
Envisioning Hands: In the Image of Viśvakarma
Chapter II
The Thousand-Petalled Lotus: Lotus in Art and Worship 29
Chapter IV
Lotus in the Stone: Jain Temples at Dilwara
Chapter V
The Temple at Ranakpur: An Architectural Splendour
Chapter VI
Feminine Mystique: Goddesses in Jain Temples
Chapter VII
Across the Bhavasāgar: Jinas and their Images
Chapter VIII
Outside In/Inside Out Nature and the Indian Arts
Chapter IX
Dance and the Temple
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Bibliography
Glossary
Credits for Illustrations
Index
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