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LIST OF PLATES
Plate I
: Clockwise from upper left: Mahastupa, brick stupa, carved stone stupa, cairn. (All
Pictures by author with permission of Andhra Pradesh Department of Archaeology and
Museums) Plate II : Champeyya Jataka, Amaravati, 3rd century AD, British Museum, London. Plate III : 1. Champeyya Jataka, Amaravati, 3rd century AD, British Museum, London. A)
Surrender/Capture Episode. B) Tatpariya Dialogue Episode. C) Raja of Varanasi in Nagaraja's Palace. 2. Krida Episode, Amaravati, 3rd century AD, Government Museum,
Chennai. (Reconstruction of 1 and 2 by Ratan Parimoo). Plate IV : Champeyya Jataka, Amaravati, 3rd century AD. (Reconstruction by Ratan Parimoo). 1.
Surrender/Capture Episode, Amaravati Site Museum. 2. Krida Episode, Government
Museum, Chennai. Plate V : Champeyya Jataka (Surrender Episode), Nagarjunakonda site Museum, 4th century AD. Plate VI : Champeyya Jataka, (Nagaraja's indifference towards life of splendour), Nagarjunakonda
Site Museum, 4th century AD. Plate VII : Champeyya Jataka (Krida Episode), Nagarjunakonda Site Museum, 4th century AD. Plate VIII : Champeyya Jataka (Tatpariya Episode), Nagarjunakonda Site Museum, 4th century AD. Plate IX : Sahjayanta Jataka, Kanaganahalli. Plate X : Sajiniya Jataka, Kanaganahalli. Plate XI : Champeyya Jataka, Kanaganahalli. Plate XII : Dream of Maya, Kanaganahalli. Plate XIII : Birth of Siddhartha, Kanaganahalli. Plate XIV : Great Departure, Kanaganahalli. Plate XV : Return of Kantaka, Kanaganahalli. Plate XVI : Seated Buddha Image, Kanaganahalli. Plate XVII : Muchulinda Naga, Kanaganahalli. Plate XVIII : Stupa Motif, Kanaganahalli. Plate XIX : Worship of Buddhapadas and Simhasana, Kanaganahalli. Plate XX : Panel of Raya Asoka, Kanaganahalli. Plate XXI : Kekkafuza (Padmasana), Yakashi Nigoria, (Bhaisajyaguru), 8th century AD, Nara, Japan. Plate XXII : The Buddha's Sitting Posture, 12th century AD, Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu.
