Ramaprasad Chanda

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 14 · No. 2

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

The Hair and the Usnisa on the Head of the Buddhas and the Jinas

Ramprasad Chanda’s essay addresses a curious problem in Indian iconography: why do images of the Buddha and the Jinas show either a prominent usnisa (cranial protuberance or topknot) or close‑cropped…

October 1979Vol. 14 · No. 2pp. 59–63

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 13 · No. 4

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

The Svetambara and the Digambara Images of the Jinas

By Ramaprasad Chanda

The article examines the sectarian differentiation in the iconography of the Jinas between the Svetambara and Digambara traditions, arguing that the division in the images of the Jinas took place…

April - 1979Vol. 13 · No. 4pp. 134–142

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 7 · No. 4

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Obituary Notice: Pandit R. D. Banerji

By Ramaprasad Chanda

This obituary commemorates Pandit Rakhaldas Banerji, a pioneering Indian archaeologist best known for his role in the discovery of the Indus Valley civilisation. Born in 1885, Banerji joined the…

December - 1931Vol. 7 · No. 4pp. 776–778

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 7 · No. 3

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

The hair and the usnisa on the head of the Buddhas and the Jinas

By Ramaprasad Chanda

This article critically examines the iconographic and textual traditions concerning the depiction of hair and the uṣṇīṣa (often misidentified as a turban or hair-knot) on the heads of Buddhas and…

September - 1931Vol. 7 · No. 3pp. 669–673

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 5 · No. 4

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Pusyamitra and the Sunga Empire

By Ramaprasad Chanda

The Hathigumpha inscription from Kalinga, dated to the reign of King Kharavela (c. mid-2nd century BCE), describes his military conquest of Magadha, including the siege of Rajagrha and capture of…

December - 1929Vol. 5 · No. 4pp. 587–613

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 5 · No. 3

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Puṣyāmitra and the Śuṅga Empire

By Ramaprasad Chanda

Puṣyāmitra Śuṅga, the general who overthrew the Mauryan emperor Br̥hadratha, founded the Śuṅga dynasty in the second century BCE and became one of the most significant rulers of early northern India.…

September - 1929Vol. 5 · No. 3pp. 393–407

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Articles

The Hair and the Usnisa on the Head of the Buddhas and the Jinas

The Svetambara and the Digambara Images of the Jinas

Obituary Notice: Pandit R. D. Banerji

The hair and the usnisa on the head of the Buddhas and the Jinas

Pusyamitra and the Sunga Empire

Puṣyāmitra and the Śuṅga Empire

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