The Figure with a Bow in Gandhāran Great Departure Scenes. Some New Readings
The figure holding a bow on Gandhāran illustrations of the Bodhisattva’s departure from Kapilavastu has been the subject of controversy. First identified as Māra and Indra, the interpretation proposed by K. Tanabe that the protagonist is Vaiśravaṇa-Kubera rallied broader consensus. The present reass...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ruhr-Universität Bochum
[2014]
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Entangled Religions
Year: 2014, Volume: 1, Pages: 15-94 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Buddha 563 BC-483 BC
/ Kapilavastu
/ Farewell
/ Gandhara art
/ Archer
/ Identification
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| RelBib Classification: | BL Buddhism |
| Further subjects: | B
Gandhāra
B Vaiśravaṇa-Kubera B Buddhist iconography B great departure B Kushan era B multiple identities |
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