Ganesh: Studies of an Asian GodRobert L. Brown This book examines the complete Ganesh for the first time. Here is the God in his multiple forms from the different geographical areas in Asia. Particularly important are chapters that deal with his Buddhist and Tantric forms. The controversial question of his origins is also thoroughly discussed. |
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Agrawala Ambikā appears Asia attainment Avalokiteśvara ba'i bali body Brahmanic Bṛhaspati Buddha Buddhist Cambodia century A.D. Chinese coin commentary context Courtright cult Daishō deity Delhi demon deva Dhavalikar Dīkṣitar divine earliest early eighth century elephant elephant head elephant-faced elephant-headed elephant's example female fifth century figure form of Gaņeśa Ganapati gaņas Gaņeśa Gaņeśa images Getty Goddess gods Hastimukha Hindu Homage Hōzanji icon Iconography images of Gaņeśa India Indo-Greek inscription Jaina Japanese jewels Kangi Kangiten king Kuşāņa Lakṣmī Mahābhārata Mānava mandala mantra Mathurā Mudgala Mudgala Purāņa mudrā Museum myths nāgas ņeśa offerings Pārvatī Photo popular praise Purāņa Purāņic radish Rddhi recite reference ritual role sādhana śakti Sanskrit sculpture Shingon Siddhi Śiva Śiva's Skanda Southeast Asian svāhā Śvetāmbara Tamil Tankai Tantric temple texts Tibetan Tibetan language tion tradition translated trunk Tshogs kyi bDag tusk utthāna Vairocana Vajrabodhi Varanasi Vātāpi Vedic Vināyaka worship yakṣa yoga
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