About the Book: Buddhist Heritage of Odisha
The multi religious landscape of Odisha is striking, with the present city of
Bhubneshwar and its encircling hills providing evidence for the presence of
shrines and images associated with Buddhism, Jainism as well as Hinduism,
through their relative concentration varried over time. In this book, the focus
is on various aspects of architecture related to Buddhism.
One of the issues that the survey of religious architecture presented here
raises is the extent to which Buddhist monastic architecture was a reflection of
the practice of the religion within a regional cultural milieu. More
importantly, the book addresses the complex issue of preservation