Sudama or Nyagrodha, cave, 24
Sukrachārya, directions for the plan of a palace, 97, 100
Sultanganj, statue of Buddha, 156
Sunna, the canonical law of Islam, 108
Sunni sect, 105, 118
Surabhi, the divine cow, 169
Surāj Mal, portrait of, 205
Sūrya, the Sun-god, 6, 9, 18; temple, 9; image, 158; worship of, 159
Sūrya-vamsa, the, 6, 18
Sūrya-varman II, 172
Tagore, Abanindro Nath, panel in fresco, 198; leader of the school of painting, 212
Tāj Mahall monument at Agra, 114, 128, 136, 137-43; list of the chief craftsmen, 138; plan of the building, 142
Tāj Sultana, mosque, 127, 141
Taksasīla University, 92
Talikota, battle of, 126
Tāmasic or destructive power of the cosmos, 173, 183
Tanjore temple, 85, 175, 179, 185
Tāptī River, 51
Taurus mountain, 10
Taurus, the Bull, sign of, 32, 80
Tavernier, J. B., 140
Temples, instructions for the building, 7 n; construction, 66; used for royal fortresses, 99; destruction, 160
Ter, stūpa-house, 55
Theras, or Brethren, 21
Thomas, F. W. and L. A., translation of The Beginning of Buddhist Art, 75 n, 106 n
Tigris, the, 9
Timūr, devastations, 115, 118; buildings, 145
Tirthankaras, the, 70
Tīrths, or places of pilgrimage, 54, 71, 78
Tirukkadanur, 176
Torana, or gateway of a stūpa, 17, 28
Tortoise, the, 167, 168
Towers of victory, 69, 120
Trimūrti, doctrine of the, 87, 183, 187
Tri-ratna, or three jewels, 32
Udayagiri, rock-sculpture at, 167
Ujjain, 67
Umbrella, the royal, symbol of, 5, 17, 22
Ummayad mosque at Damascus, 145, 146
Undavalli monastery, 93
Universities of India, 91, 92, 110
Upanishads, the, 12, 34, 73, 180
Ushas, the Dawn Maiden, 10, 18, 33, 165; hymn to, 165
Ustād Īsā, 138
Vaikuntha Perumāl temple, 76, 85
Vāishnava sect, 18; cult, 58, 77, 88 168, 173; in Northern India, 58, 87; in Southern, 76; cult of the Kshatriyas, 77; temples, 77
Vājapūja sacrifice, 23
Vāmana, the dwarf, 167
Vāraha, the Boar, 166, 167
Varnikabhanga, use of materials and implements, 195
Varuna, the God of the Night Sky, 9, 18, 24
Vārunī, the radiance of day, 169, 170
Vatsyāyana, summary of the art of painting, 195
Vedic ritual, 6-8, 19, 56, 151; influence on the art of India, 12; the Rishis, 13; Pitrimedha, 14; "Turning the Wheel of the Law," 15; two main classes, 18; character, 19; the solar year, 30; symbols, 173; triune doctrine, 188
Vedikā, or railing, 14, 17, 28
Venice, Grand Canal of, 103
Veroneo, Geronimo, claim to the design of the Tāj Mahall, 138-40
Victoria and Albert Museum, 157, 192, 202, 206
Vidisha, 27
Vijayanagar, 126; temple at, 85, 96
Vikramāditya, 78; victories of, 157
Vimāna, the chariot, 8
Vindhya mountain 77, 84, 125
Virūpāksha, temple of, 78
Vishnu, the Preserver of the Universe, 7 n, 33, 87, 164; shrine, 7 n, 63, 162, 164, 187; shape of the pillar, 7 n, 45; blue lotus, 8, 41, 57, 95, 164; design of the standard, 42; Upholder of the Heavens, 61; image of, 61, 167, 189; temples dedicated to, 76; Container of Ether, 164; sakti, 165; reliefs of, 165; Avatars, 167; instructions for churning the ocean, 168, 172; cult of, 172; twofold aspect, 171
Vishvakarma, Architect of the Gods, 54, 197; stūpa-house, 54, 79; design of the façade, 55
Vitese trefoliata, 189 n
