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Sarasvati Riverine Goddess of Knowledge From the Manuscript-Carrying Vina-Player to the Weapon-Wielding Defender of the Dharma at Meripustak

Sarasvati Riverine Goddess of Knowledge From the Manuscript-Carrying Vina-Player to the Weapon-Wielding Defender of the Dharma

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    Author(s)Catherine Ludvik
    PublisherManohar
    ISBN9789360801892
    Pages408
    BindingHardcover
    LanguageEnglish
    Publish YearJanuary 2025

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    Manohar Sarasvati Riverine Goddess of Knowledge From the Manuscript-Carrying Vina-Player to the Weapon-Wielding Defender of the Dharma by Catherine Ludvik

    This is a fascinating depiction of the transformation of the Indian riverine goddess from the manuscriptcarrying vinaplayer to the Buddhist weaponwielding 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 sometime after 1750 B.C.E. to the seventh century C.E. Through the study of Chinese translations of no longer extant Sanskrit versions of the Buddhist Sutra of Golden Light furthermore the author sheds light on Sarasvati’s interactions with other Indian goddess cults and their impact on one another. About the Author Catherine Ludvik Ph.D. 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 Harivamsa to Yijing’s Chinese Translation of the Sutra of Golden Light and Hanuman in the Ramayana of Valmiki and the Ramacaritamanasa of Tulasi Dasa