Buddhist iconography in and outside India (Study)

by Purabi Gangopadhyay | 2016 | 47,446 words

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Summary: This essay represents a a comparative study of Buddhist iconography in and outside India, focusing on regions such as China, Korea, and Japan. The study is divided into four chapters, covering: 1. The emergence of Buddhism in India and its spread to other countries; 2. A historical account of Indian Buddhist iconography and the integration of Brahmanical gods into the Mahayana-Vajrayana phase; 3. The introduction and evolution of Buddhism in China and Korea; 4. Japanese Buddhist art and iconography.

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Chapter 1: Introduction (History of Indian Culture)

+ Chapter 2: Indian Buddhist Iconography (a Comparative Study)

. Introduction (Indian Buddhist and Brahmanical deities)

. Avalokiteshvara vis-a-vis Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva

. Manjushri and Brahma

. Indra and Vajrapani

. Agni (lord of the south-eastern quarter)

. Ganapati (or Ganesha)

. Jambhala and Kubera

. Karttikeya (God of war)

. Lakshmi and Vasudhara

. Sarasvati (the Goddess of learning and knowledge)

. Surya and Marici

. Varuna (as one of the Dikpalas)

. Vayu (deity of the vayu corner)

. Yama (the ruler of dead)

. Sasthi and Hariti

. Tara (the supreme Goddess of Vajrayana)

. Janguli and Manasa

+ Chapter 3: Influence of Indian Buddhist Art on China and Korea

. Buddhism in China (Introduction)

. Buddhist Figures of Wei-period

. The introduction of Buddhism in China

. Seated Bodhisattva Figure

. Banner painting of a Bodhisattva

. Different Chinese Buddhist Deities

. Eleven headed Kuan-non or Kuan-yin

. Nine-headed Kuan-non or Avalokitesvara

. Bodhisatra Maitreya

. Seated Buddha (from China)

. Tathagata and his attendants

. Amitabha Mandala

. Sakyamuni Buddha

. Brahmanical deities in China

. Buddhism in Korea (introduction)

. Image of Maitreya in Korea

. Buddha Amitabha and the attendant

. Buddhist images of earlier periods in Korea

+ Chapter 4: Japanese Buddhist Iconography (a Comparative Study)

. Buddhism in Japan (Introduction)

. Iconographic classifications of Japanese images

. Amitabha (Amida) in Japan

. Amida Nyorai and attendants

. The image of Yakushi Nyorai

. Kannon-bu images

. Fuku-Kensaku Kannon (or Amoghapasha)

. The Sanjusangendo temple (in Kyoto)

. Bosatsu-bu images

. Miroku-Bosatsu (Maitreya) in Japan

. Manju Bosatsu (Manjushri) in Japan

. Other Bodhisattvas in Japan

. Myo-o-bu images in Japan

. Ten-bu images in Japan

. Images of Ka-ten (Agni) in Japan

. Images of Bon-ten (Brahma) in Japan

. Images of Bonten-nyo (Brahmi or Brahmani) in Japan

. Images of Kangi-ten (Ganapati) in Japan

. Images of Taishaku-ten (Indra) in Japan

. Images of Taishaku-Nyo (Shakrani or Indrani) in Japan

. Images of Bishamon-ten (Kubera) in Japan

. Images of Kumara-ten (Karttikeya) in Japan

. Images of Kichijo-ten (Laksmi) in Japan

. Images of Naraen-ten (Narayana) in Japan

. Images of Karura (Garuda) in Japan

. Images of Ben-ten (Sarasvati) in Japan

. Images of Sasthi (Hariti) in Japan

. Images of Jimmon-ten (Hariti) in Japan

. Images of Shiva, Maheshvara, Nilakantha and Mahakala (in Japan)

. Images of Nit-ten (Surya) in Japan

. Images of Sui-ten (Varuna) in Japan

. Images of Hu-ten (Vayu) in Japan

. Images of Emma-ten (Yama) in Japan

. Images of Kokuan-tennyo (Kalaratri) in Japan

. Images of Ji-ten (Prthivi) in Japan

. Images of Gat-ten (Candra) in Japan

. Images of Rasetsu-ten (Raksasa) in Japan

. Images of Ashura (Asura) in Japan

. Images of Taizanfukun (Citragupta) in Japan

Chapter 5 - Conclusion

Glossary of Japanese Buddhist terms

List of Illustrations

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