Sarasvat : riverine goddess of knowledge : from the manuscript-carrying vīṇā-player to the weapon-wielding defender of the Dharma / / by Catherine Ludvik.
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,...
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| Superior document: | Brill's Indological library, v. 27 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's Indological library ;
v. 27. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 374 pages, [16] pages of plates) :; illustrations. |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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