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āmalakas (Hindu religious building fixtures, Indian religious building fixtures, ... Components (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Flat, or disc-shaped, serrated or fluted stones placed at the summit of North Indian or Nāgara temples, as a repeating motif in these superstructures or in other contexts. The shape is derived from the Indian fruit amla or myrobalan. |
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āmalakas (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
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āmalakas (Sanskrit (transliterated)-P,D,U,PN)
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āmalaka (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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āmalaka (Sanskrit (transliterated),AD,SN)
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阿瑪拉卡頂飾 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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饅頭頂 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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ā ma lā kǎ dǐng shì (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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a ma la ka ding shi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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a ma la k'a ting shih (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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āmalaka's (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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Amalaka (C,V,German-P,D,SN)
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Amalakas (C,V,German,AD,PN)
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amalaka (C,U,Hindi (transliterated),UF,U,N)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.PJ |
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Additional Notes: |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 在印度北部印度教寺廟中,置於廟頂的石頭,具平板或圓盤造型,呈鋸齒形狀或有凹槽,為印度教寺廟或其他結構物中經常出現的上層結構樣式。其形狀源自產於印度的印度醋栗(amla)或櫻桃李(myrobalan)。 |
Dutch ..... Platte of schijfvormige, getande of gecanneleerde stenen die op het hoogste punt van Noord-Indiase hindoetempels worden geplaatst, als herhalend motief in deze bovenbouw of binnen een andere context. De vorm is ontleend aan de Indiase vrucht amla of myrobalan. |
German ..... Flacher oder scheibenförmiger, gezackter oder geriffelter Stein an der Spitze eines nordindischen Hindutempels, als ein wiederkehrendes Muster dieser Aufbauten oder in anderen Zusammenhängen. Die Form leitet sich von den indischen frucht Amla oder Myrobalan ab. |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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[AS-Academia Sinica, CAA-AIIS, IfM-SMB-PK, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP] |
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AAT-Ned (1994-) |
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AIIS AAT, contribution from AIIS EITA (2021-) |
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Edwardes, Indian Temples and Palaces (1969) |
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EITA Glossary: North India (1989-) |
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Grove Art Online (2003-2008) |
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Huntington, Art of Ancient India (1985) |
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Mitter, Indian Art (2001) |
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Tartakov, The Beginning of Dravidian Temple Architecture in Stone, Artibus Asiae (1980) |
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