Cultural Horizons of India
author: Musashi Tachikawa
edition: 1990, International Academy of Indian Culture and Aditya Prakashan
pages: 2743
Topic: History
Srstikarta Lokesvara with twelve emanations
This chapter describes Srstikarta Lokesvara with twelve emanations located on page 52 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 Srstikarta Lokesvara with twelve emanations. 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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Sripura (Archaeological Survey) [by Bikash Chandra Pradhan]
All these sixteen icons hold the stalk of a lotus with the left hand (in case of last specimen of this group, lotus is missing with departed halo) and except four-armed Sadakaari-Lokesvara rest display the varada-mudra, the seven being in the vajra-paryankasana and five in padmasana attitude. Figure of Amitabha, the spiritual sire of Avalokitesvara, is visible against the jata-mukuta of all the icons. The concept of Avalokitesvara is datable to Asokan period....
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Stupas in Orissa (Study) [by Meenakshi Chauley]
Emanations of Aksobhya. Gods Quite a large number of deities emanates from the Dhyani-Buddha Aksobhya. Blue colour of Aksobhya symbolises the terrible deities, who in general are terrible in character both in deed and in physical appearance with distorted face, pointed tooth, three blood-shot eyes, protruding tongue, garland of skulls, tiger-skin and ornaments of snake. With the exception of Jambhala: the god of wealth....
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Vietnamese Buddhist Art [by Nguyen Ngoc Vinh]
As a transformation of Brahma, he was also known as Lokesvara or Lokanatha which are synonyms of Brahma. Later on, he became an independent deity, widely worshipped in his own right. He brought along with him other Lokesvaras or deities current in popular worship. He pronounced their hymns and thereby they were accepted in the Buddhist pantheon. After convergence, other deities were rightly termed Lokanatha or Lokesvara in Nepal and not Avalokitesvara as in China....
Read full contents: 1. Physical appearance of Avalokitesvara
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