Cultural Horizons of India
author: Musashi Tachikawa
edition: 1990, International Academy of Indian Culture and Aditya Prakashan
pages: 2743
Topic: History
Comparative study of the Chinese and Uigur invocation to Sarasvati
This chapter describes Comparative study of the Chinese and Uigur invocation to Sarasvati located on page 181 of volume Volume 3 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 3 begins with a new perspective on the evolution of tantras, based on Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, Indonesian, and Simhalese sources. It further shows that the deification of kings and colossi of the Avatamsaka in Afghanistan, China and Japan are a crucial stage in tantra development.
This book covers the research articles and general surveys of Professor Lokesh Chandra. For example, this chapter describes Comparative study of the Chinese and Uigur invocation to Sarasvati. 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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This festival is unique in that sakti is worshipped as Maheshvari, Kaumari, Varahi, Mahalakhmi, Vaishnavi, Indirani, Sarasvati, Narasimhi, and Chamundi respectively every day. Sakti s divine forms are classified as three: Ichchha Sakti, Kriya Sakti, and Gnana Sakti. Sakti is also triplicated as Durga, Lakshimi, and Sarasvathi, Education, wealth, and bravery are the three saktis....
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Sarasvati and Sarasvata. [2. The river Sarasvati in the Vajasaneyi-samhita, (c): Sarasvati and Sarasvata] In the Vajasaneyisamhita, Sarasvata has been mentioned only in a few mantras. In one mantra, he is referred to as ‘Sarasvata which, according to Mahidhara, means sarasvatagraha or a set of oblation. While establishing Sarasvata s relation with Sarasvati, he states— abhishecaniye sarasvatinam apam grahaham eva sarasvati grahah sarasvatam graham grihnatiti tatra mnanat....
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Bianji; Comparative Literature in China. (By Bian Ji) In recent years, increasing numbers of Chinese scholars have engaged in comparative studies in Chinese and Western Literature and Art. Indeed many of early 20th century forerunners of modem Chinese Literature used the comparative method in their analytical works with fruitful results....
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