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