The Iconography Of Hindu Tantric Deities

Author : Gudrun Bühnemann
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004531238
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Iconography of Hindu Tantric Deities written by Gudrun Bühnemann and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-11-28 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Volume I of this two-volume monograph focuses on the deity pantheon of the sixteenth-century Mantramahodadhi, this volume compares for the first time deity descriptions extracted from two earlier and closely related texts, the anonymous Prapañcasāra (ca. tenth century) and Lakṣmaṇadeśika’s Sāradātilaka (tenth/eleventh centuries). The latter work, though based on the Prapañcasāra, treats the topics independently and incorporates new deity descriptions while omitting others. Both texts are still influential and are frequently cited. The Sanskrit text of the 78 deity descriptions extracted from the Prapañcasāra and the 101 descriptions from the Sāradātilaka is based on a comparison of different printed editions of these texts, as well as citations found in other works. The Sanskrit text is presented with a literal translation and remarks on the iconography. The introductory section addresses basic questions related to these two works. In addition, a new edition and translation of the important chapters I (on cosmogony) and 25 (on yoga) of the Sāradātilaka are presented in two appendices. A large number of illustrations of deities complement the volume. The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9789069801193).

Author : Gudrun Bühnemann
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 518 pages
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Download or read book The Iconography of Hindu Tantric Deities: The pantheon of the Prapañcasāra and theʹSāradātilaka written by Gudrun Bühnemann and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gudrun Bühnemann
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ISBN 13 : 9788177421606
Total Pages : 669 pages
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Download or read book The Iconography of Hindu Tantric Deities written by Gudrun Bühnemann and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gudrun Bühnemann
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Download or read book The Iconography of Hindu Tantric Deities written by Gudrun Bühnemann and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ram Swarup Singh
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
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Download or read book Hindu Iconography in Tantrāyana Buddhism written by Ram Swarup Singh and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Tantric-Buddhist art and influence of Hindu mythology on Buddhist idols.

Author : Gudrun Bühnemann
Publisher : Gonda Indological Studies
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Iconography of Hindu Tantric Deities: The pantheon of the Mantramahodadhi written by Gudrun Bühnemann and published by Gonda Indological Studies. This book was released on 2000 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume I: The Pantheon of the Mantramahodadhi; Volume II: The Pantheons of the Prapañcasāra and the Śāradātilaka. With illustrations.

Author : Sarbeswar Satpathy
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Total Pages : 268 pages
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Download or read book Śakti Iconography in Tantric Mahāvidyās written by Sarbeswar Satpathy and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tantric Tradition In India; The Locus And Characteristics Of Sakta-Tantras; Vidya Avidya And Mahavidya. The Consciousness-Power And Mantra Sakti, Mahavidya Iconography: Its Esoteric Meaning; The Traditional Indian Philosophy Vis-Avis The Mahavidya Philosophy.

Author : Pratapaditya Pal
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
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Download or read book Hindu Religion and Iconology According to the Tantrasāra written by Pratapaditya Pal and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : T. A. Gopinatha Rao
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
ISBN 13 : 9788120808782
Total Pages : 508 pages
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Download or read book Elements of Hindu Iconography written by T. A. Gopinatha Rao and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 1985 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This treatise is an early attempt for a diligent search into the origin, descriptions, symbols, mythological background, meaning and moral aims of Hindu images. The book is in two volumes, each volume again in two parts. Vol. I, Part I contains a long Introduction discussing among other things the origin of Hindu image worship in India, explanatory description of the terms employed in the work, Ganapati, Visnu and his major and minor avataras and manifestations, Garuda and Ayudha-Purushas or personified images of the weapons and emblems held by gods. Vol. I, Part II deals with Aditya and Nava Grahas (nine planets) and their symbolic features and images worshipped, Devi (Goddesses), Parivara-devatas, and measurement of proportions in images. Vol. II, Part I begins with an Introduction discussing the cult of Siva which is followed by such important topics as Siva, Lingas, Lingodbhavamurti, Chandrasekharamurti, Pasupatamurti and Raudrapasupatamurti, other Ugra forms of Siva, Dakshinamurti, Kankalamurti and Bhikshatanamurti, and other important aspects of Siva. Vol. II, Part II contains descriptions of Subrahmanya, Nandikesvara and Adhikaranandi, Chandesvara, Bhaktas, Arya or Hariharaputra, Kshetrapalas, Brahma, the Dikpalakas, and demi-gods. In addition the book contains 5 Appendices including Sanskrit texts of Parivaradevatah, Uttamadasatalavidhih and Pratimalaksanani. The treatment has been made interesting by profuse illustrations, the two volumes containing as many as 282 photographs of sacred images.

Author : Elisabeth Anne Benard
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 194 pages
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Download or read book Chinnamastā written by Elisabeth Anne Benard and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first monograph which examines the rare Buddhist and Hindu Tantric goddess, Chinnamasta, her rituals, her names and forms (namarupa) and their symbolism by comparing and contra-sting her sadhanas (spiritual practices) in Hinduism and Buddh-ism. The entire Hindu Chinnamastatantra section from the Sakta Pramoda, the Buddhist Chinnamunda Vajra-varahisadhana and theTrikayavajrayoginstuti are translated for the first time into English. Since Chinnamasta is a rare goddess, her texts were not popularized or made fashionable according to the dictates of a particular group at a particular time. The earliest extant texts dated from the ninth and tenth centuries a time when Hindu and Buddhist Tantras were developing under common influences in the same place in India. Having such texts about Chinnamasta Chinnamunda from these centuries, one can begin to understand the mutuality of a general Tantric tradition and the exclusivity of a particular Hindu or Buddhist Tantric tradition. Hence the study not only examines Chinnamasta, but also attempts to under-stand what is a Tantric tradition.