Shaw Miranda - Buddhist Goddesses Of India - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: The Indian Buddhist world abounds with goddesses graceful nature divinities maternal nurturers potent healers mighty protectors transcendent wisdom figures cosmic mothers of liberation and dancing female Buddhas. Despite their importance in Buddhist thought and practice female deities have received relatively little scholarly attention and no comprehensive study of the female pantheon has been available. Buddhist Goddesses of India chronicles the histories legends and artistic portrayals of nineteen goddesses and several related human figures and texts. Beautifully illustrated and drawing on a sweeping range of material from devotional poetry and meditation manuals to rituals and artistic images Shaw reveals the character powers and practice traditions of the female divinities in this definitive and essential guide.
Title: Buddhist Goddesses Of India
Author(s): Shaw Miranda
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Barcode: 9780691168548
Pages: 608 Pages, 16 Color + 119 B/W Illus.
Publication Date: 8/25/2015
Category: Buddhism