Sacred Music Its Origins, Powers, and Future-Alain Danielou-9788186569337
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Sacred Music Its Origins, Powers, and Future-Alain Danielou
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reproduces line drawings of the pantheon of deities described in chapter 6 of
the Pratisthalaksanasarasamuccaya from two seventeenth-century Nepalese
manuscripts. Drawings of the 64 yoginis according to the Devi-Purana found in
an appendix to both manuscripts are also reproduced. The line drawings from
Nepal should prove to be of great importance to the study of Hindu
iconography. Comprehensive and almost complete sets of illustrations of
pantheons such as this one are rarely found. In addition to the line drawings, this volume reproduces the Sanskrit text of chapter 6 of the printed edition of the Pratisthalaksanasarasamuccaya (published in Kathmandu in 1966), which is not easily accessible. The Pratisthalaksanasarasamuccaya, also called Laksanasarasamuccaya, Laksanasamgraha and Laksanasamuccaya, is a text of the eleventh or twelfth century and is attributed to Vairocana. It is a work on the construction and installation of lingas compiled from various Agamas. The present book discusses its authorship and date, the contents of its individual chapters, and analyses in detail the iconographic features of the deities described in chapter 6. Gudrun Bühnemann is a professor at The Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Her recent publications include The Iconography of Hindu Tantric Deities (2 volumes, Egbert Forsten, 2000-01) and Mandalas and Yantras in the Hindu Traditions (Brill, 2003). |
| Book | |
| ISBN | 9788186569337 |
| PUBLISHER | Indica Book |
| Pages | 167 |
| Edition | 2003 |
| Language | English |
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