Religious Institutions and Cults in the Deccan, C. A.D. 600-A.D. 1000 |
Contents
THE RESOURCES AND ORGANIZATION | 20 |
THE PROLIFERATION OF THE JAINA CHURCH | 41 |
THE EVOLUTION OF SAIVA MONASTICISM | 76 |
THE WORKING OF SAIVA MONASTERIES | 91 |
THE DECLINE OF BUDDHIST MONASTERIES | 108 |
THE BEGINNINGS OF TANTRIC CULTS | 114 |
THE OLD GODDESSES IN TANTRIC CULTS | 127 |
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āgamas Aihole Andhra Pradesh ascetics Bhairava Bhairavapadmavati Kalpa Bombay brāhmaṇa brahmanical Buddhist built Calcutta Cāļukya Camuṇḍā centre charter choultry cited in Deo construction Deccan deity developed Devi devotees Dharwar Dharwar district Digambara disciple donated early medieval period eighth century Epigraphical favour festival feudatory figures flourished flywhisk gaccha Gaṇa Ganga gift girls grant Handiqui Ibid inscriptions JAHRS Jaina Jaina temple Jainism Jinasena Jvālāmālinī Jvälini Jvalini Kalpa Kadamba Kālāmukha Kalpa king Kolar Kolhapur land Madras magic Mahālakṣmi Mahāyāna mentioned monastery monastic order monasticism monks mother goddess mudrā Mysore Nandi nuns op.cit Padmavati pitha pontiff popularity preceptor Premi priests Purāṇa Rāmānuja record refers religious rites ritual worship Saiva saivite sākta Sakti Sangha sect seven mothers Sircar Sirpur Śiva South India Sūtra Svetambara taluk Tamil Tantra tantric tantric cults teachers tenth century Tirthankara Tirumular Umāsvāti Varangacarita village Yakṣiņi Yapaniya Yasastilaka