Sarasvati, Riverine Goddess of Knowledge
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historical representations
iconographic development
Indian goddess
Indian riverine goddess
Sanskrit versions
Sutra of Golden Light
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- ISBN 9789360801892
- Dimensions: 170 x 250mm
- Publication Date: 31 Aug 2024
- Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
- Publication City/Country: IN
- Product Form: Hardback
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This is a fascinating depiction of the transformation of the Indian riverine goddess from the manuscript-carrying vīnā-player to the Buddhist weapon-wielding defender of the Dharma. Drawing on Sanskrit and Chinese textual sources, as well as Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist art historical representations, this book traces the conceptual and iconographic development of the riverine goddess of knowledge Sarasvatī from sometime after 1750 B.C.E. to the seventh century C.E.
Catherine Ludvik, Ph.D. (2001) in South and East Asian Religions, University of Toronto, is a JSPS Research Fellow affiliated with Kobe University. Her publications include Recontextualizing the Praises of a Goddess: From the Harivamśa to Yijing’s Chinese Translation of the Sutra of Golden Light (2006) and Hanumān in the Rāmāyana of Vālmīki and the Rāmacaritamānasa of Tulasī Dāsa (1994).
