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Samantabhadra: Iconographical Transformations and Ritual Identities
Author Ho, Chiew-Hui
Source International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture=국제불교문화사상사학회
Volumev.28 n.2
Date2018.12
Pages147 - 176
PublisherInternational Association for Buddhist Thought and Culture
Publisher Url http://iabtc.org/
LocationSeoul, Korea [首爾, 韓國]
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language英文=English
KeywordSamantabhadra; Ritual; Buddhist Iconography; Fugen; Puxian
AbstractTogether with Mañjuśrī, Samantabhadra is often depicted as flanking Śākyamuni Buddha in Mahāyāna Buddhism. As one of the four great bodhisattvas in the East Asian Buddhist tradition, Samantabhadra pales in comparison to the
other three bodhisattvas— Avalokiteśvara, Mañjuśrī, and Kṣitigarbha— in the amount of scholarly treatment he received. Often identified by his mount, a sixtusked white elephant, little else is known about his rise to eminence and his later esoteric manifestations and identities. Addressing the paucity of scholarly work on Samantabhadra, this paper explores his origin, appearance in China and Japan, and subsequent iconographical transformations. Contrary to common understanding, Samantabhadra’s mount is not an important identifier of the bodhisattva in the esoteric Buddhist tradition, where he takes on different identities and iconographical forms according to his place in the maṇḍalas. Informed by Indo-Chinese precedents, the iconography of the bodhisattva continues to evolve in relation to different ritual methods in Japanese Buddhism.
Table of contentsAbstract
Introduction 149
Origin of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra 149
The Bodhisattva Samantabhadra in China 152
The Bodhisattva Samantabhadra in Japan 154
Samantabhadra in Esoteric Buddhism 156
Esoteric Iconographical Representations 162
Conclusion 166
References 173
ISSN15987914 (P)
DOI10.16893/IJBTC.2018.12.28.2.147
Hits138
Created date2021.03.12
Modified date2021.03.12



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