Sarasvat : riverine goddess of knowledge : from the manuscript-carrying vīṇā-player to the weapon-wielding defender of the Dharma /

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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Ludvik, Catherine.
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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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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