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. |
Contents
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A Protohistory of the Idea and the Icon | 19 |
Myth and Reality | 49 |
Gaṇeśas Rise to Prominence in Sanskrit Literature | 69 |
The Mudgala Purāņa | 85 |
Images of Gaṇeśa in Jainism | 101 |
The Wives of Gaṇeśa | 115 |
Sculptural Poetic and Musical Texts in a Hymn | 153 |
Indian Connections and Indigenous | 175 |
Texts Preserved in the Tibetan Canon | 235 |
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS | 337 |
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Agrawala appears Asia associated attainment Avalokitesvara ba'i bali body Brahmanic Bṛhaspati Buddha Buddhist Cambodia century A.D. coin commentary context Courtright cult Daishō deity Delhi demon depicted deva Dhavalikar Dīkṣitar divine dual Gaṇeśa earliest early eighth century elephant elephant head elephant-faced elephant-headed elephant's example female fifth century figure form of Gaṇeśa Ganapati ganas Gaṇeśa Gaṇeśa images Getty goddess gods Hastimukha Hindu Hōzanji icon Iconography images of Gaṇeśa Indian Gaṇeśas Indo-Greek inscription Jaina Japanese jewels Kangi Kangiten king kriti Kuṣāņa Lakṣmi later Mahābhārata maṇḍala mantra Mathura Mudgala Purana Museum myths nāga Narain ṇeśa offerings Pārvatī Photo popular praise Purāṇa Purāņic radish Ṛddhi recite reference Ṛgveda ritual role śakti Sanskrit sculpture Shingon Siddhi Śiva Śiva's Skanda Southeast Asian Śrī svāhā Tamil Tankai Tantric temple Tibetan Tibetan language tion tradition translated trunk Tshogs kyi bDag tusk utthāna Vairocana Varanasi Vātāpi Vedic Vinayaka yakṣa yoga