The gods of northern Buddhism

their history, iconography and progressive evolution through the northern Buddhist countries

by Alice Getty | 1914 | 98,662 words

Indispensable reference for art historians, scholars of Eastern philosophy and religion. Wealth of detailed scholarly information on names, attributes, symbolism, pictorial representations of virtually every major and minor divinity in Mahayana pantheon, as worshipped in Nepal, Tibet, China, Korea, Mongolia, and Japan. 185 black-and-white illustrat...

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THE GODS

OF

NORTHERN BUDDHISM

THEIR HISTORY, ICONOGRAPHY AND PROGRESSIVE

EVOLUTION THROUGH THE NORTHERN

BUDDHIST COUNTRIES

 

BY

ALICE GETTY

 

WITH A GENERAL INTRODUCTION ON BUDDHISM

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF

J. DENIKER

DOCTEUR ES SCIENCES

 

ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE COLLECTION OF

HENRY H. GETTY

 

 

 

OXFORD

AT THE CLARENDON PRESS

1914

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