The Growth of Buddhism: Hevajra, Bengal, stone, c. 12th century AD
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| Collections | Arthur Llewellyn Basham |
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| Title: | The Growth of Buddhism: Hevajra, Bengal, stone, c. 12th century AD |
| Author(s): | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham |
| Keywords: | Buddhism, Background: Bodhisattva's life, Buddha's message, Growth of Buddhism, Buddhist Pantheon;stone sculpture;book scan |
| Description: | Hevajra, a Tantric Buddhist deity, is usually represented in the Yab-Yum attitude as shown here. The worship of such deities became popular with the rise of Vajrayana Buddhism of the mediaeval period. According to this cult, the female principle was as important as its male counterpart. -- (Nahar Collection, Calcutta). |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/196123 |
| Other Identifiers: | ANUA 682-3738 |
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