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02549aam a2200301Ii 4500 001 ADB86334CF3111EB9A1890BA3BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210617010040 008 200424s2020 wauaf b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780295747774 020 $a 0295747773 035 $a (OCoLC)1151531550 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d ERASA $d OEM $d OCLCO $d YDX $d SILO 043 $a a-ii--- 050 4 $a NA4620 $b .K35 2020 082 04 $a 726/.1450954 $2 23 082 04 $a 726.109394 $2 23 100 1 $a Kaimal, Padma Audrey, $e author. 245 10 $a Opening Kailasanatha : $b the temple in Kanchipuram revealed in time and space / $c Padma Kaimal. 264 1 $a Seattle : $b University of Washington Press, $c [2020] 300 $a xv, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 8 $a Stone figures hardened by ascetic discipline and heroic effort face north in deep shadow. There they meet the gazes of the same gods and goddesses but with gentler bodies enacting grace, warmth, seduction, and marriage, drenched in sunlight, facing south. These figures adorn the eighth-century Kailasanatha temple complex in southeastern India, built by rulers who were both warriors and ascetics, engaged in the work of this world and in spiritual quests. They designed their temple as an exuberant visual feast to sustain both modes of being. 0In 'Opening Kailasanatha', Padma Kaimal deciphers the intentions of the monument's makers, reaching back across centuries to illuminate worldviews of the ancient Indic south. She reveals how circling the complex in a clockwise direction focuses the mind and spirit on worldly engagement; in a counterclockwise direction, on renunciation and ascetic practice. This pairing of highly charged, complementary pathways enabled devotees to grasp these counterpoised opportunities in their own listening, gazing, moving bodies. By focusing on the material form of the complex-the architecture, inscriptions, and sculptures, along with the spaces they carve out that guide light, shadow, sound, and footsteps-Kaimal offers insights that complement what surviving texts tell us about Shaiva Siddhanta ideas and practices, providing a rare opportunity to walk in the distant past. 610 20 $a Kailasanatha Temple (Kanchipuram, India) 650 0 $a Temples $z Kanchipuram. $z Kanchipuram. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317024517.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=ADB86334CF3111EB9A1890BA3BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search