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REPRESENTATIONS OF BUDDHIST DEITIES . Deities represented ... .. 201
Methods of executing sacred objects . Drawings and paintings . Statues and bas -
reliefs 202 Characteristic types . General attitude of the body and position of the ...
REPRESENTATIONS OF BUDDHIST DEITIES . Deities represented ... .. 201
Methods of executing sacred objects . Drawings and paintings . Statues and bas -
reliefs 202 Characteristic types . General attitude of the body and position of the ...
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In Tibetan the collective name for deity ( god and genius ) is Lha , an appellative
similar to its Sanskrit equivalent Deva , meaning a god , a divinity . The deities
have each their particular names , by which they are worshipped , as also their ...
In Tibetan the collective name for deity ( god and genius ) is Lha , an appellative
similar to its Sanskrit equivalent Deva , meaning a god , a divinity . The deities
have each their particular names , by which they are worshipped , as also their ...
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CHAPTER XIV REPRESENTATIONS OF BUDDHIST DEITIES DEITIES
REPRESENTED . - METHODS OF EXECUTING SACRED OBJECTS . Drawings
and paintings . — Statues and bas - reliefs . - CHARACTERISTIC TYPES . —
General ...
CHAPTER XIV REPRESENTATIONS OF BUDDHIST DEITIES DEITIES
REPRESENTED . - METHODS OF EXECUTING SACRED OBJECTS . Drawings
and paintings . — Statues and bas - reliefs . - CHARACTERISTIC TYPES . —
General ...
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Contents
Origin The principal events in his life His attainment of the per | 3 |
GRADUAL RISE AND PRESENT AREA OF THE BUDDHIST | 9 |
THE RELIGIOUS SYSTEM OF SÂKYAMUNI | 15 |
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