Catherine Ludvik: Sarasvatī. Riverine Goddess of Knowledge. From the Manuscript-carrying Vīṇā-player to the Weapon-wielding Defender of Dharma

Sarasvatī is the name of an Indian deity who was taken up into Buddhist tradition and carried along into East Asia as far as Japan, where she is generally known as Benzaiten. In a way, therefore, this impressive book serves two sets of readers, first and foremost Indologists – hence its place in an...

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Pubblicato in:Marburg Journal of Religion
Autore principale: Pye, Michael
Natura: Artikel (Zeitschrift)
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2009
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