Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 374 pages)
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9789047420361
Series Statement:
Brill's Indological library volume 27
Content:
Preliminary Materials /C. Ludvik -- Introduction /C. Ludvik -- Vedic Literature /C. Ludvik -- Chapter One. Ṛg Veda /C. Ludvik -- Chapter Two. Atharva Veda /C. Ludvik -- Chapter Three. Yajur Veda /C. Ludvik -- Chapter Four. Brāhmaṇas /C. Ludvik -- Vedic Sarasvatī In Retrospective /C. Ludvik -- Epic And Puranic Literature /C. Ludvik -- Chapter Five. Mahābhārata /C. Ludvik -- Chapter Six. Purāṇas /C. Ludvik -- Epic And Puranic Sarasvatī In Retrospective /C. Ludvik -- Sarasvatī In Buddhist Sutras /C. Ludvik -- Chapter Seven. Sutra Of Golden Light /C. Ludvik -- Chapter Eight. Great Eloquence Deity /C. Ludvik -- Chapter Nine. Bath /C. Ludvik -- Chapter Ten. Kauṇḍinya’s Praises /C. Ludvik -- The Sutra’s Sarasvatī In Retrospective /C. Ludvik -- Identification Of Images And Goddesses /C. Ludvik -- Chapter Eleven. Early Images Of Sarasvatī /C. Ludvik -- Chapter Twelve. Images Corresponding To Yijing’s Goddess /C. Ludvik -- Images In Retrospective /C. Ludvik -- Conclusion /C. Ludvik -- Appendix A Sarasvatī Chapter Of The Sutra Of Golden Light /C. Ludvik -- Appendix B Herb Lists For The Bath Taught By Sarasvatī In The Sutra Of Golden Light /C. Ludvik -- Bibliography Of Sources And Works Cited /C. Ludvik -- Index /C. Ludvik.
Content:
This is a fascinating depiction of the transformation of the Indian riverine goddess from the manuscript-carrying vīṇā -player to the Buddhist weapon-wielding defender of the Dharma. Drawing on Sanskrit and Chinese textual sources, as well as Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist art historical representations, this book traces the conceptual and iconographic development of the riverine goddess of knowledge Sarasvatī from some time after 1750 B.C.E. to the seventh century C.E. Through the study of Chinese translations of no longer extant Sanskrit versions of the Buddhist Sutra of Golden Light the author sheds light on Sarasvatī's interactions with other Indian goddess cults and their impact on one another
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-337) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004158146
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9004158146
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Ludvik, Catherine, 1965 - Sarasvatī Leiden [u.a.] : Brill, 2007 ISBN 9789004158146
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
Keywords:
Sarasvati
