Keywords
Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography, Lokesh Chandra, Vaguri, bird-catcher, symbolism, iconography, Buddhist art,
How to Cite
Chandra L., Belokurova S. M. Vaguri the bird-catcher // The Art of Eurasia, 2023. № 4 (31). P. 302-304. URL: https://doi.org/10.46748/ARTEURAS.2023.04.020.
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Abstract
The article is devoted to the symbolism and iconography of Siddha Vaguri in Buddhist art. The author gives examples from the works of Abhayadatta, A. Grünwedel, the Catalogue of Tibetan сollections of the Bibliothèque Nationale (Paris) by P. Cordier, the Complete сatalogue of Tibetan Buddhist сanons (Sendai), and the Tibetan House Museum (New Delhi). The translation of Lokesh Chandra's article from the Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography has been executed by S.M. Belokurova.
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