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Iconograply Of Nepalese Buddhism

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THE ICONOGRAPHY OF NEPALESE BUDDHISM : BUDDHIST ICONOGRAPHY.

This book the iconography of Nepalese buddhist help to understand the buddhist iconograply. Nepal has a time-honoured tradition of art and culture embedded with Buddhism. In fact, the artistic tradition of Nepalese people is instrumental in elevating the status of Nepal in the world. In the past Nepalese artists produced many excellent images and were sent to Tibet, China, Japan and Mongolia. The purpose of this monograph is to provide some facts, materials and information on Buddhist Iconography gathered through extensive study of canonical texts relating to Vajrayana Buddhism prevailing in Nepal and some from Tibet albeit in a humble way. The readers are specifically sculptors, artists, painters and students of Buddhism interested in Buddhist Iconography and the general public. This monograph describes important deities and images especially relevant in Nepalese context along with their functions, utility, virtues and wisdom in the path to enlightenment.

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
FOREWORD
PREFACE
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INTRODUCTION
vBUDDHISM AND ITS TEACHINGS LEADING TENETS
  ESSE.0NCE OF SUTRA TRADITION   TRIKAYA DOCTRINE
  KARMA AND ITS EFFECT   GURUS
  TATHAGATAGARBHA ( BUDDHA NATURE)   BUDDHAS
  IMPERMANENCE   BODHISATTVAS
  SUFFERING OF SAMSARA   ISTADEVATA (YIDAM DEITIES)
  BODHICITTA   DAKINIS
  ESSENCE OF VAJRAYANA TRADITION   DHARMAPLAS (PROTECTOR OF DOCTRINE)
  SACRED PLEDGE ( SKT. SAMAYA)   DIKPALAS (THE DEITIES OF DIRECTION)
  DEVELOPING & COMPLETION STAGE CONCLUSION
           
DHARMAKAYA REPRESENTATION
SWAYAMBHU
 
SAMBHOGAKAYA REPRESENTATION
VAJRADHARA
VAJRASATTVA
VAIROCANA BUDDHA
AKSHOBHYA BUDDHA
RATNA SAMBHAVA BUDDHA
AMITABHA BUDDHA
AMOGH SIDDHI BUDDHA
BHISAJYAGURU VAIDURYAPRABHA TATHAGATA
AMITAYUS OR BUDDHA APARIMITA
BUDDHA DURGATIPARISODHANARAJA
 
NIRMANAKAYA REPRESENTATION
BUDDHA DIPAMKARA
BUDDHA VIPASHVI
SIKHI BUDDHA
BUDDHA BISHVABHU
BUDDHA KRAKUCHCHANDA
BUDDHA KANIKAMUNI
BUDDHA KASYAPA
BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
   
GURUS
GURU NAGARJUNA
GURU PADMA SAMBHAVA
GURU NAROPA
GURU ATISHA
GURU MARPA
GURU MILAREPA
GURU TSON KHAPA
GURU SAKYA PANDIT
   
GREAT EIGHT BODHISATTVAS
SAMANTABHADRA BODHISATTVA
KSITIGARBHA BODHISATTVA
AKASHGARBHA OR KHAGARBHA BODHISATTVA
SARVANIVARANA VISHKAMBHIN
GAGANGANJA BODHISATTVA
BODHISATTVA VAJRAPANI
MANJUSHREE BODHISATTVA
MAITREYA BODHISATTVA
   
FORMS OF AVALOKITESVARA
PADMAPANI LOKESHVARA
AMOGHPASH LOKESHVARA
SIX-SYLLABLED OR SADAKSHARY LOKESHVARA
HARIHARIHARIVAHAN LOKESHVARA
SRISTIKANTA LOKESHVARA
RAKTA ARYA AVALOKITESHVARA
LOKANATH LOKESHVARA
ONE THOUSAND ARMED OR SAHASRABHUJA LOKESHVARA
   
MANJUSHREE AND HIS FORMS
ARAPACANA MANJUSHREE
MANJUGHOSHA
VAGISVARA MANJUSHREE OR DHARMADHATU VAGISVARA
MANJUVAJRA
MANJUSHREE NAMASANGITI
 
TARA AND HER FORMS
GREEN TARA
WHITE TARA
BHRIKUTI TARA
VASUNDHARA
KURUKULLA
   
PRAJNAS OF FIVE BUDDHAS (PANCHA BUDDHAS)
LOCANA
MAMAKI
PANDARA
TARA
VAJRADHATVESHVARI
   
DIETIES OF ANUTTARA YOGA TANTRAS
KALACAKRA
HAYAGRIVA
YOGAMBARA
CAKRASAMVARA
HEVAJRA
   
AKINIS
VAJRAYOGINI
VAJRAVARAHI
   
FIVE PROTECTRESS DEITIES : PANCARAKSHA DEVI
MAHAPRATISARA
MAHASAHASRA PRAMARDANI
MAHAMAYURI
MAHASITAVATI
MAHAMANTRANUSARINI
   
YAMANTAKA
VIGHNANTAKA
ACALA
MAHABALA
PRAJNANTAKA
PADMANTAKA
TAKKIRAJA OR VAJRAYAKSHA
NILADANDA
USNISA
SUMBHARAJA
   
FOUR GREAT KINGS (CATURMAHARAJAS)
DHRITARASTRA
VIRUDHAK
VIRUPAKSHA
VAISRAVANA
   
EIGHT DIKPALAS (EIGHT DEITIES OF DIRECTION)
INDRA OR SAKRA
YAMA
KUVERA
VARUNA DEVA
AGNI DEVA
VAYU DEVA
ISANA DEVA
NAIRRATI DEVA
   
GUARDIAN DEITIES
MAHAKALA
GANESH/GANAPATI
 
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