Indo-Iranian Monographs, Volume 2

Agni amrita animal antefix appears aquatic element aśvattha Balinese Barabuḍur Basic Form BEFEO Bharhut bhūta bodhisattva body brahmamula Brahman branches bronze Buddha Buddhist Cambodia celestial tree Central Java centre chakra Chandi conception connection Coomaraswamy Cosmic Tree decorative deity discussion East Java elixir emblem equivalent fact figure flowers germ gods golden gunungan head Hindu-Javanese human identified Indian art Indian symbolism Javanese jewel kāla Khmer kumbha latter linga literature lotus lotus-plant lotus-stalk makara manifestation meaning mentioned Meru monster-head motif mountain mūla nāga nature nyagrodha object organism origin ornament padmamūla parvan picture pillar plant Prambanan primeval relation relief remarks representations represented resemblance rhizome rising root round Sanchi Śat shape shows side side-branches Śiva Soma stalk stambha stem story stupa stylized top-piece torana toraṇa-post Tree-motif tree-spirit Tree-symbolism trunk Vāch various Vedic vegetal waters wayang whereas whilst wishing-tree worship Yakṣas yaksha