Cultural Horizons of India
author: Musashi Tachikawa
edition: 1990, International Academy of Indian Culture and Aditya Prakashan
pages: 2743
Topic: History
Comparison of the Japanese and Tibetan versions of the Abhisambodhi- Vairocana mandala
This chapter describes Comparison of the Japanese and Tibetan versions of the Abhisambodhi- Vairocana mandala located on page 187 of volume Volume 2 in the book Cultural Horizons of India compiled by Musashi Tachikawa. This book comprises 50 years of research material of Lokesh Chandra and represents a thorough study of the ancient culture of India, dealing with Tantra, Buddhism, Art, Archaeology, Language and Literature in 7 volumes.
Volume 2 comprises the studies of Prof. Lokesh Chandra on the iconography, syllabary, tantras, cultural heritage in general, defence, Canon and mandalas of Japan, Korea and China.
This book covers the research articles and general surveys of Professor Lokesh Chandra. For example, this chapter describes Comparison of the Japanese and Tibetan versions of the Abhisambodhi- Vairocana mandala. Everything together represents a huge collection of writings related to languages such as Sanskrit, Iranian, Sino-Japanese, Tibetan, Thai, Greek, Latin, Celtic, and Slavic..
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Stupas in Orissa (Study) [by Meenakshi Chauley]
According to Nigam (Nigam 198586:63) the excavator the images are placed as Aksobhya in the east, Ratnasambhava in the south, Amitabha on the west and Vak in the north; Bandyopadhyay (Bandyopadhyay 2004:68-70) they are the same for those on the east, south and west but in the north instead of Vak it is that of Amogasiddhiwhereas according to Donaldson (Donaldson 2001: 63) on the north it is that of Vairocana or Abhisambodhi-Vairochana (Plate XII-A, B, C & D)....
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Sripura (Archaeological Survey) [by Bikash Chandra Pradhan]
Maitreya is the head of Bodhisattvas in Manjusri mandala and supposed to be waiting in tusita svarga in order to come down to earth as future Buddha. Both sects of the Buddhism worship him equally. He has been considered as an emanation of two dhyani Buddhas i. e. , Aksobhya and Vairocana....
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Triveni Journal
In the Malay version . . . we find Lakshmana leading an ascetic life (without sleeping or partaking of any food) for twelve years just as in the Bengali version of Krittivas. In the Malay version Lakshmana draws a line (a charmed circle) round Sita s dwelling place before he leaves to help Rama who is supposed to be in distress. Krittivas also describes the same procedure in his popular poem....
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