No. 4 (15) (2019), Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography by Lokesh Chandra
No. 4 (15) (2019)

Raksa

Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography by Lokesh Chandra
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25712/ASTU.2518-7767.2019.04.003
Published 2019-12-27
Lokesh Chandra
International Academy of Indian Culture; International Academy of Indian Culture; International Academy of Indian Culture
org@eurasia-art.ru

Abstract

By permission of the outstanding scientist Lokesh Chandra, we continue to publish articles from his Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography (New Delhi, 2005) in the translation of S. M. Belokurova. Previous publications are in No. 4-6, No. 8-14 of The Art of Eurasia Journal. The article gives the definition and iconography of Raksa as a deity and spell, the article is illustrated.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25712/ASTU.2518-7767.2019.04.003

References

  1. Lokesh Chandra. Buddhist Iconography. Satapitaka Series, vol. 342. New Delhi (Aditya Prakashan), 1991.
  2. Marie-Therese de Mallmann. Introduction a l’iconographie du Tantrisme Bouddhique. Paris (Adrie-Maisonneuve), 1975.
  3. David L. Snellgrove. The Hevajra Tantra, parts I, II. Oxford (University Press), 1959.

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