[INDOLOGY] Chandela of Bundelkhand (bibliographical request)

Thu Aug 9 17:31:33 UTC 2018

Dear dr Das,

thanks for your remarks. But let me just point out that the Pala of
Kamarupa were not the Pala of Bengal. They ruled in Kamarupa (Assam, Koch
Bihar, part of Arunachal Pradesh, part of Nagaland, and probably part of
Bhutan) since ca. 990 CE until the XII (or the XIII) century. From the
epigraphic records it emerged that they were Hindu-Tantric rulers and not
Buddhist (as the Pala of Bengal). Most of the epigraphicrecords relate
their origin with Narakasura, a extremely controversial mytho-historical
king (son of Prithvi and Varaha) -- related to both the purity of divine
and to the impurity of menstrual blood -- who defeated the Kirata tribes
and founded the Kamarupa kingdom.

Best wishes,
Paolo

On 9 August 2018 at 18:40, alakendu das <mailmealakendudas at rediffmail.com>
wrote:

>
> Dr.Rosati.,
>
>   The Chandelas ruled during the 11th century in the Central part of
> India.The iconic temple architecures of Khajuraho are credited to them.
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> There are interesting literatures on Chandelas in English( the book that
> immeadiately comes to my mind is " An Advanced History of India" by
> Dr.R.C.Majumdar.
> Finally,the Palas probably ruled in Bengal,and perhaps not Kamrup.
>
>              Alakendu Das.
> Sent from RediffmailNG on Android
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> From: Paolo Eugenio Rosati via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>
> Sent: Thu, 9 Aug 2018 20:09:20 GMT+0530
> To: Matthew Kapstein <mkapstei at uchicago.edu>
> Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Chandela of Bundelkhand (bibliographical request)
>
>
> Dear Metthew,
>
> thanks! My books are packed because I'm moving to a new flat and the
> department's library is closed in August, so it's quite difficult to read
> new material.
>
> I don't know if I'll never try to plan a project on Chandelas. But I find
> strong analogies with the Pala of Kamarupa (that now is my main
> geographical area of research):
>
> Both are supposed to be hinduized or mixed-blood (samkarajati) dynasties.
> Both reigned between the X and the XIII century CE.
> Both were linked to the cult of the yogini.
> Both produced erotic sculpures.
>
> So, I need to know much more about Chandelas, their origins and their
> religious life - maybe through the iconographical study of their temples.
>
> Best,
> Paolo
>
>
>
> On 9 August 2018 at 15:51, Matthew Kapstein <mkapstei at uchicago.edu> wrote:
>
> Dear Paolo,
>
>
> Please see the introduction to my translation of the Prabodhacandrodaya,
> available here:
>
> https://www.academia.edu/27671250/Introduction_to_The_Rise_
> of_Wisdom_Moon_Prabodhacandrodaya_
> <https://www.academia.edu/27671250/Introduction_to_The_Rise_of_Wisdom_Moon_Prabodhacandrodaya_==>
>
>
> It certainly does not include everything about the Candellas, but it does
> have some additional references for you. I am sorry that I do not have
> pdf-s, however -- I was using old-fashioned xerox copies that are now in a
> storage box and not easy for me to access. If your project on the Candellas
> will continue for some months, I will be happy to see if I can locate what
> I have and then send it to you in the autumn, I do not believe that I will
> be returning to Candella studies myself. A lot of the useful work on the
> Candellas, by the way, is in Hindi.
>
>
> best of luck,
>
> Matthew
>
>
> Matthew Kapstein
> Directeur d'études,
> Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
>
> Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies,
> The University of Chicago
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> Eugenio Rosati via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 9, 2018 8:35:41 AM
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> *Subject:* [INDOLOGY] Chandela of Bundelkhand (bibliographical request)
>
> Dear all,
>
> I am looking for a pdf of
>
> Suśīla Kumāra Sullere. 2004. *Chandella Art*.
> Dikshit, R.K. 1976. The Candellas of Jejākabhukti
>
> I also would appreciate any suggestion for publications that studied
> ritual and religious life during the Chandela's kingdom (X-XIII c.).
>
> Best,
> Paolo
>
>
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