ABSTRACT
Connections between the temples of different sites can be considered from a number of viewpoints. The expressions of a square temple, on this basis, can be read as the elaboration of this expansive movement of this cosmic state into physical form and space. This chapter discusses the N17 at Sambor Prei Kuk, for example, is reminiscent of early Maṇḍapikācells of later Gupta period stone construction in its method of construction. The Javanese stone temples at Dieng and Gedong Songo are constructed entirely of solid stone blocks. The stone-slab construction seems to be a transitional type between the timber or rock-cut temple and masonry block construction. The temples from South and Southeast Asia presented in this book exhibit the systemic use of an ideal architectural canon. The transference here can be best seen in the Mukunda Nayanar temple, due to its proximity to the rathas of Mamallapuram.
