Catherine Ludvik
Biographic Data
| ID | 1440269 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine Ludvik |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Ludvik |
| SIGNATURE | LUDVIK C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Sarasvatī: Riverine Goddess of Knowledge
This is a fascinating depiction of the transformation of the Indian riverine goddess from the manuscript-carrying vina-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 Sarasvati from some time after 1750 B.C.E. to the se…
Sarasvatī
Sarasvati Riverine Goddess of Knowledge
In the Service of the Kaihōgyō Practitioners of Mt. Hiei
This article introduces the Sokushō k6 of Kyoto, a lay confraternity engaged in the service of the kaihōgyō practitioners of Mt. Hiei. While it is naturally the Tendai circumambulating monks who have captivated the attention of popular as well as scholarly publications, my study seeks to bring to light the support group behind them, focusing on a lay association whose members serve the gyōja during their rounds of Kyoto. I discuss the Sokushō kō'…
A Harivamsa Hymn in Yijing's Chinese Translation of the Sutra of Golden Light
The Harivamrna (first to third century), well known as an account of the life of the god Krsna, contains also a few hymns to the goddess Durga. These hymns are extremely interesting in that they are amongst the earliest written sources on Durga and represent one of the early efforts at establishing the identity, significance, and worship of Durga as the great goddess.' One of these hymns appears in Chinese translation in the Buddhist Sutra of Gol…
La Benzaiten à huit bras
One of the principal ways in which the goddess Benzaiten is represented in Japan is her eight-armed, weapon-bearing form based on her description in the Sutra of Golden Light, most particularly in Yijing's translation. Although Benzaiten originates in India as the riverine goddess of knowledge Sarasvatī, this eight-armed representation has no analogous form as Sarasvatī in India. A close examination of the praise of Benzaiten in the sutra, howeve…
Hanumān in the Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki and the Rāmacaritamānasa of Tulasī Dāsa
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Hanumān in the Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki and the Rāmacaritamānasa of Tulasī Dāsa
La Benzaiten à huit bras
One of the principal ways in which the goddess Benzaiten is represented in Japan is her eight-armed, weapon-bearing form based on her description in the Sutra of Golden Light, most particularly in Yijing's translation. Although Benzaiten originates in India as the riverine goddess of knowledge Sarasvatī, this eight-armed representation has no analogous form as Sarasvatī in India. A close examination of the praise of Benzaiten in the sutra, howeve…
A Harivamsa Hymn in Yijing's Chinese Translation of the Sutra of Golden Light
The Harivamrna (first to third century), well known as an account of the life of the god Krsna, contains also a few hymns to the goddess Durga. These hymns are extremely interesting in that they are amongst the earliest written sources on Durga and represent one of the early efforts at establishing the identity, significance, and worship of Durga as the great goddess.' One of these hymns appears in Chinese translation in the Buddhist Sutra of Gol…
In the Service of the Kaihōgyō Practitioners of Mt. Hiei
This article introduces the Sokushō k6 of Kyoto, a lay confraternity engaged in the service of the kaihōgyō practitioners of Mt. Hiei. While it is naturally the Tendai circumambulating monks who have captivated the attention of popular as well as scholarly publications, my study seeks to bring to light the support group behind them, focusing on a lay association whose members serve the gyōja during their rounds of Kyoto. I discuss the Sokushō kō'…
Sarasvatī: Riverine Goddess of Knowledge
This is a fascinating depiction of the transformation of the Indian riverine goddess from the manuscript-carrying vina-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 Sarasvati from some time after 1750 B.C.E. to the se…
Sarasvatī
Sarasvati Riverine Goddess of Knowledge
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