Sarasvatī Riverine Goddess of Knowledge

From the Manuscript-Carrying Vīṇā-Player to the Weapon-Wielding Defender of the Dharma
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-90-04-15814-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 27, 390 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 885 g

Reihe: Brill's Indological Library

This is a fascinating depiction of the transformation of the Indian riverine goddess from the manuscript-carrying vina-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 Sarasvati 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 Sarasvati's interactions with other Indian goddess cults and their impact on one another.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ludvik, Catherine

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Theologie, Doktrine

Über Autor(innen)

Catherine Ludvik, Ph.D. (2001) in South and East Asian Religions, University of Toronto, is a JSPS Research Fellow affiliated with Kobe University. Her publications include Re-contextualizing the Praises of a Goddess: From the Harivamsa to Yijing’s Chinese Translation of the Sutra of Golden Light (2006) and Hanuman in the Ramayana of Valmiki and the Ramacaritamanasa of Tulasi Dasa (1994).