Record Nr.

UNINA9910453857303321

Autore

Ludvik Catherine

Titolo

Sarasvat [[electronic resource] ] : riverine goddess of knowledge : from the manuscript-carrying vīṇā-player to the weapon-wielding defender of the Dharma / / by Catherine Ludvik

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007

ISBN

1-281-92633-7

9786611926335

90-474-2036-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 374 pages, [16] pages of plates) : illustrations

Collana

Brill's Indological library, , 0925-2916 ; ; v. 27

Disciplina

294.5/2114

Soggetti

Sarasvatī (Hindu deity)

Sarasvatī (Buddhist deity)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-337) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.