Did the ancient Buddhists and Hindus reach the Americas? The Mayans themselves appear to have reached India and frequented the ancient shrines of the sub-continent! Were the 7 caves of the Aztecs and the Mayans actually the memory of the Ajanta caves in Western India? Mayan Genesis author Kearsley on the famous decorated slab over the tomb of Lord Pacal and how it iconography is related to the ancient Hindus and Buddhists of India. The transfer of Asian culture reflected in Palenque and Copan is presented in 254 black and white photos and 12 color illustrations showing beynd uoubt the case for cross-Pacific voyages and cultural transfer between India and the Maya. Imported from Britain. Chapters include: Palenque and Copan—Names and Symbols; Garuda the Principal Bird and Rahu the Eclipse Demon; Iconography — Sky Bands and Sacred Portals; Pacals Funerary Slab and the Makara Torana; Cave Deities through to Eclipse Serpent and Sky Band Symbols; Conclusion; By the same author: MAYAN GENESIS.

PACALS PORTAL TO PARADISE AT PALENQUE, The Iconogaphy of India at Palenque and Copan, by Graeme R. Kearsley. 174 pages. 6x9 Paperback. Illustrated, color section, bibliography, and index.