Cultural Horizons of India
author: Musashi Tachikawa
edition: 1990, International Academy of Indian Culture and Aditya Prakashan
pages: 2743
Topic: History
Pensive images and martial traditions
This chapter describes Pensive images and martial traditions located on page 1 of volume Volume 6 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 6 includes studies that have been finalised during the last five years. The first chapter deals with pensive images seated in half-locked posture (hankaza) found in China, Korea and Japan.
This book covers the research articles and general surveys of Professor Lokesh Chandra. For example, this chapter describes Pensive images and martial traditions. 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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Vietnamese Buddhist Art [by Nguyen Ngoc Vinh]
Gupta images differed dramatically from those that had been made several centuries earlier at Amaravati, for although images in both areas derived from the same Gandharan traditions that had emerged in northwest India around the turn of the millennium, the early style had over several centuries evolved into something very different....
Read full contents: 4. Thailand Sculptures (b): Dvaravati Period (Non-Indian)
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) [by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo]
The lotus pedestal of the image of Mahavira-Gumpha though supported by a pair of peacocks it is replaced by lions in case of Barabhuji-Gumpha. The images bear all the astpratiharyas in representation. 23. Parsvanatha Parsvanatha, the twenty third Tirthankara is considered as a historical figure and the real founder of the Jain faith. As per the Jain tradition he earned his name as he touches all sides (parsva) of knowledge....
Read full contents: Iconography of Tirthankaras
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal [by Shubha Majumder]
On the other hand according to the Digambara tradition, Tirthankara Mallinatha is a male and they did not believe that a woman can obtain moksha or kevalajnana. Mallinatha obtains kevalajnana under an Ashoka tree and moksha on Mt. Sammeta. Except the sex, almost all other details about Mallinatha are common in both the Jain traditions. It is very difficult for us to understand which tradition is older and more reliable and what is the actual gender of Tirthankara Mallinatha....
Read full contents: Images of Tirthankara Mallinatha
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[Cultural Horizons of India: index]
[About the Author (Lokesh Chandra)]
[Volume 1 (summary)]
[Volume 1 (preface)]
[Volume 2 (summary)]
[Volume 3 (summary)]
[Volume 4 (summary)]
[Volume 5 (summary)]
[Volume 6 (summary)]
[Volume 7 (summary)]