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The Figure with a Bow in Gandhāran Great Departure Scenes: Some New Readings
Author Pons, Jessie (著)
Source Entangled Religions
Volumev.1
Date2014
Pages15 - 94
PublisherKäte Hamburger Kolleg Dynamics in the History of Religions between Asia and Europe
LocationBochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany [波鴻, 北萊茵-威斯特伐利亞, 德國]
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language英文=English
NoteAuthor Affiliation: Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany.
KeywordGandhāra; Buddhist iconography; great departure; Vaiśravaṇa-Kubera; multiple identities; Kushan era
AbstractThe 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 reassessment takes into account the multi-cultural and multi-religious context of production of the images, namely the Kushan era, to offer additional readings of the Gandhāran figure. The approach is two-fold. The examination of written and visual traditions of representing the episode is complemented by the analysis of the Gandhāran iconography in light of material from various cultural strands which came into contact in the region. As a final step, the article considers possible logics which might have constrained the construction of the Gandhāran portrayals and tests the hypothesis that further divinities from religious trends coeval in Gandhāra may be recognized under the guises of the bow-holder.
Table of contentsAbstract 16
Key Words 16
Written and visual narrative traditions in the representation of the great departure 29
Ascertaining the pictorial sources and parallels of the Gandhāran motif 47
The protective function of buddhist, Brahmanical, Zoroastrian and Classical gods 65
Concluding remarks 75
Acknowledgments 78
Reference List 79
ISSN23636696 (P)
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.13154/er.v1.2014.15-94
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Created date2024.02.07
Modified date2024.02.16



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