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The Dvaravati “Buddha on a Monster” Stelae: A Possible Interpretation |
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Stuart-Fox, Martin
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Tiffin, Sarah
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| Source |
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
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| Volume | v.12 n.1 |
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| Date | 2002.04 |
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| Pages | 47 - 65 |
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| Publisher | Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland |
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http://royalasiaticsociety.org/?q=journal
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| Location | London, UK [倫敦, 英國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | 菩薩=Bodhisattva |
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| Abstract | Providing convincing explanations for objects that are unique to Dvaravati is particularly challenging given that our knowledge of the polity is sketchy to say the least. One particularly fascinating group of such objects comprises a number of stelae depicting the Buddha apparently standing on the head of some beast or “monster”. The central Buddha figure is usually flanked by two gods, probably Indra and Brahma, or two bodhisattvas, or just two attendants. The “monster” has been interpreted as some combination of the vehicles of Visnu (Garuda), Siva (bull) and/or Brahma (hamsa or goose), or as Garuda, or Surya, the Sun God. There are no Indian prototypes for these objects, which are found only in the Dvaravati sculptural style.
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| Table of contents | The Comparative Approach 48
The ``Buddha on a monster'' stelae 56
Concluding Remarks 64 |
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| ISSN | 13561863 (P); 14740591 (E) |
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| Hits | 306 |
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| Created date | 2007.12.31 |
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| Modified date | 2019.10.14 |
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