Saiva Siddhanta, Volume 22

Agni altar Amaravati amṛta ancient Apsarases architrave Aryan aśoka-tree Atharva Veda Besnagar Bharhut Bodhgaya Bodhisattva bowl Brahman Brāhmaṇa Buddha Buddhist caitya called ceiya Ceylon cited connection cult Cunningham deities Devas Devatās dwarf Yakṣa earth elephant Elūrā Epic Mythology figure flowers full vase Gandhāra Gandharvas Gangā gods Grail guardian Gupta Hariti HIIA horse iconography India Office photograph Indian Museum Indra Jaina jalebha Jātaka jaws Kāmadeva king Kubera Kuṣāna later legend lingam lotus rhizome Mahābhārata makara Mathura Museum mithuna motif Nāgas navel node offerings origin Plant Style PLATE Prajapati railing pillar Rākṣasas rasa reliefs represented ritual river goddesses Sāńci ŚBr sculpture second century A. D. shrine Śiva soma story stupa supported Sūtra symbol temple torana tortoise tree tutelary Upanisad Vajrapāņi Varuna Vedic vegetation vehicle vessel Vogel Water Cosmology worship Yakkha Yakṣa Yaksas Yakṣas and Yakṣis Yakşi