Mythology of Buddhism in Tibet and Mongolia : guide to the lamaist collection of Prince Ukhtomsky

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Albert Grunwedel (Author), Lokesh Cahndra (Introduction), Sushama Lohia (Editor)
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Aditya Prakashan (1 September 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 267 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8177421255
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8177421255
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1200 g
Dimension : 29 x 23 x 2 cm

About the Book

The German work Mythologie des Buddhismus in Tibet und der Mongolei by the great Buddhologist Albert Grünwedel (Leipzig, 1900) has been translated into English for the first time by Dr. Mrs. Sushama Lohia who did her doctorate under the iconic Mongolist Prof. Walther Heissig. The book traces the development of the Buddhist pantheon in India, its dissemination to Tibet in the first period, Indian and Tibetan masters, and the conversion of the Mongols to the Gelukpa denomination who inherited the rich iconography of Lamaism. The major part is devoted to the iconics of the tutelary deities (yi.dam), Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, goddesses, dākinīs, Dharmapālas and local deities. Detailed end-notes are followed by an index. It is a foundational work on Lamaist iconography of Tibet and Mongolia, and a sine qua non for historians of Buddhist art in India and its evolution in the Lamaist world.