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Keywords
Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography, Lokesh Chandra, Padma, symbolism, iconography, Buddhist art
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How to Cite
Chandra, L. (2020) ‘Padma: УДК 745.04+75.046’, The Art of Eurasia, (4), pp. 242–247. doi:10.46748/ARTEURAS.2020.04.019.
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Abstract
This article is about the meanings and iconography of Padma as a red lotus, Vajrayana deity, yogini, an Auspicious Emblem, one of the Eight Nagas (snakes), one of the incarnations of Avalokiteshvara. Famous images from Japanese, Chinese, Mongolian and Indian treatises and other sources are given. The translation of Lokesh Chandra's article from the Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography was made by S.М. Belokurova.
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