Download or read book Iconography of the Buddhist Sculpture of Orissa: Text written by Thomas E. Donaldson and published by Abhinav Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilizing knowledge of the Orissan Brahmanical Art, this text seeks to develop a similar consistent and reliable iconographic and stylistic evolution for the Buddhist Arts of Orissa and its adherence to, or deviation from, surviving textual iconographic peculiarities. The reciprocal influence between Brahmanical and Buddhist Art in Orissa is emphasized with both religions expanding at the same time in regard to proliferation of deities and variant forms, and each apparently competing with the other for patronage and converts.