I.      PERSPECTIVES ON THE KHMER “TEMPLE MOUNTAIN” 

IV. MORE TEMPLE MOUNTAINS: A SURVEY

I. BUDDHIST ONTOLOGY: By Way of an Introduction

II. HINDU CHRONOMETRICS: A Short Account of a Long Time

III. BECOMING A BODDHISATTVA: The Dasa Paramitas and the Panca Margas

IV. THE “THREE TURNINGS OF THE WHEEL OF DHARMA:” Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana 

V.  THE DIRECTIONAL GUARDIANS: The Ten Dikpalakas/ Dikpalas

VI. THE DASHAVATARA: The Ten Avatars of Vishnu

VII. “FOREST MONASTERIES:” A Contradiction?

VIII.  A KHMER CHRONOLOGY (500 – 1431)

IX. TEACHING RESOURCES PAGE This page is under development. Please check back soon.

This expanding survey of "temple mountain" traditions in South, Southeast Asia and beyond is housed off-site with an easy-to-use interface. 1) To view any of the collections of annotated photographs and diagrams listed below in CAPITAL LETTERS, click on that place name; this will open a new window with thumbnails of that folio's entire contents. 2) Click on the title thumbnail, at the upper left; then arrow-right through full-screen images of that collection; alternatively, click on any thumbnail to go directly to that place in the folio. 3) To open or close the annotations pane, click on the "i" information icon at the upper right of any image. 4) To return to this table of contents ad the site, click on the X at the top of the open window.

Caves I - IV, Lower Shivalaya, Upper Shivalaya, Malegitti Shivalaya, Bhutanatha East Group, Bhutanatha North Group, Jumbalinga, Virupaksha, Yellamma 

Vishnu Pushkami, Mallikarjunga, Sangameshvara, Bavantigudi 

Ravana Phadi Cave, Ambigergudi Group, Guadargudi, Lad Khan, Durga, Chakragudi, Badigergudi, Mallikarjuna Group, Huccappayyagudi, Huccappayya Matha, Kuntigudi Group, Meguti

Kadasiddhisvara, Jambulinga, Galaganatha, Kashivishvanatha, Sangamesvara, Virupaksha, Mallikarjuna

DODDAGADDAVALLI

BELUR

HALEBIDU

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Lakshmideva 

Chennakesava, Kappe Chennigaraya, Saumyanayaki, Andal (Ranganayaki,) Viranarayana 

Hoysalesvara, Kedaresvara, Parsvanatha Basti, Shantinatha Basti, Hulikere Kalyani   

EDZNA

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DZIMBALCHALTUN

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UXMAL

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CHICHEN ITZA

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MAYAPAN