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Author : R. N. Misra
Release : 1981
Genre : Art, Indic
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Book Synopsis Yaksha Cult and Iconography by : R. N. Misra
Download or read book Yaksha Cult and Iconography written by R. N. Misra. This book was released on 1981. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study on a class of Hindu demigods.
Author : Robert DeCaroli
Release : 2004-09-30
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 380/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Haunting the Buddha by : Robert DeCaroli
Download or read book Haunting the Buddha written by Robert DeCaroli. This book was released on 2004-09-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert DeCaroli seeks to place the formation of Buddhism in its appropriate social & political contexts, by analysis of the early monks & nuns, what beliefs they brought with them from their upbringing & how the new faith offered them revolutionary new mechanisms with which to engage minor deities & spirits.
Author : Jagdish P. Sharma
Release : 1989
Genre : Yaksạs (Jaina deities)
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Book Synopsis Jaina Yakshas by : Jagdish P. Sharma
Download or read book Jaina Yakshas written by Jagdish P. Sharma. This book was released on 1989. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gail Hinich Sutherland
Release : 1991-07-03
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 613/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Disguises of the Demon by : Gail Hinich Sutherland
Download or read book The Disguises of the Demon written by Gail Hinich Sutherland. This book was released on 1991-07-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the most ancient deities of South Asia, the yaksha straddle the boundaries between popular and textual traditions in both Hinduism and Buddhism and both benevolent and malevolent facets. As a figure of material plenty, the yaksis epitomized as Kubera, god of wealth and king of the yaks In demonic guise, the yaksis related to a large family of demonic and quasi-demonic beings, such as nagas, gandharvas, raks, and the man-eating pisaacas. Translating and interpreting texts and passages from the Vedic literature, the Hindu epics, the Puranas, Kālidāsa's Meghadūta, and the Buddhist Jātaka Tales, Sutherland traces the development and transformation of the elusive yaksfrom an early identification with the impersonal absolute itself to a progressively more demonic and diminished terrestrial characterization. Her investigation is set within the framework of a larger inquiry into the nature of evil, misfortune, and causation in Indian myth and religion.
Author : Serinity Young
Release : 2004
Genre : Buddhist art and symbolism
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Book Rating : 826/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Sexualities in Buddhist Narrative, Iconography and Ritual by : Serinity Young
Download or read book Sexualities in Buddhist Narrative, Iconography and Ritual written by Serinity Young. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Courtesans and Tantric Consorts, Serinity Young takes the reader on a journey through more than 2000 years of Buddhist history, revealing the colourful mosaic of beliefs that inform Buddhist views about gender and sexuality.
