Cultural Horizons of India
author: Musashi Tachikawa
edition: 1990, International Academy of Indian Culture and Aditya Prakashan
pages: 2743
Topic: History
Chandi Sevu as a Stereomorphic Vajradhatu-Mandala
This chapter describes Chandi Sevu as a Stereomorphic Vajradhatu-Mandala located on page 22 of volume Volume 4 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 4 is devoted to the art, history and literature; inscriptions, statues and thought; mandalas, epics and legends of Classical Indonesia.
This book covers the research articles and general surveys of Professor Lokesh Chandra. For example, this chapter describes Chandi Sevu as a Stereomorphic Vajradhatu-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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