Padma
This article is about the the meanings and iconography of Padma as a red lotus, Vajrayana deity, yogini, a Auspicious Emblem, one of the Eight Nagas (snakes), one of the incarnations of Avalokiteshvara. Famous images from Japanese, Chinese, Mongolian and Indian treatises and other sources are given....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Individual Entrepreneur Sophia Belokurova
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Искусство Евразии |
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| Online Access: | https://eurasia-art.ru/index.php/art/article/view/134 |
| Summary: | This article is about the the meanings and iconography of Padma as a red lotus, Vajrayana deity, yogini, a Auspicious Emblem, one of the Eight Nagas (snakes), one of the incarnations of Avalokiteshvara. Famous images from Japanese, Chinese, Mongolian and Indian treatises and other sources are given. The translation of Lokesh Chandra's article from the Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography was made by S.М. Belokurova. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-7767 |