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Keywords
Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography, Lokesh Chandra, Varsa, symbolism, iconography, Buddhist art
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How to Cite
Chandra, L. (2023) ‘Varsa’, The Art of Eurasia, (1), pp. 224–229. doi:10.46748/ARTEURAS.2023.01.016.
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Abstract
The article is devoted to the iconography and symbolism of Varsha, the goddess who symbolizes the seasons in Buddhism. The article presents images from the Mongolian Kanjur (1717–1720), book “Tibetan painted scrolls”, Chinese and Japanese treatises “300 icons” (1751) and “360 icons” (1761), “Collection of illustrated Mudra of Shingon Esoterism”. Translation of an article by Lokesh Chandra from the Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography by S.M. Belokurova. The article is illustrated.
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- Changkya Rolpay Dorje (ed.) (1751). 300 Icons (Shangshi, Benzun, Sanbao, Hufa Deng Zi Liang Tian — San Bai Fo Xiang Ji). (In Chinese)
- ‘Chu-Fo P’u-Sa Sheng Hsiang Tsan’, reproduced in Clark, W.C. (1937) Two Lamaistic pantheons, vol. 2. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
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