Bulletin"Bibliography of publications based upon collections made with the support of the Swedish China research committee, by Fr. E. Åhlander": Bulletin no. 1, p. 185-191. |
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On the axis , below the lion's head and Buddha's demise , hangs a third symbolic
ornament . It consists of a seated Buddha attended by two kneeling worshipers ;
the triad is guarded on each side by a dragon ( Plate 6 ) . This detail is not ...
On the axis , below the lion's head and Buddha's demise , hangs a third symbolic
ornament . It consists of a seated Buddha attended by two kneeling worshipers ;
the triad is guarded on each side by a dragon ( Plate 6 ) . This detail is not ...
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The devotion to Buddha's Nirvana and to Buddha's relics seems to have played a
special and prominent role in the coastal regions south of the Yellow River ,
judging from the amount of evidence excavated in the last decades , in addition
to ...
The devotion to Buddha's Nirvana and to Buddha's relics seems to have played a
special and prominent role in the coastal regions south of the Yellow River ,
judging from the amount of evidence excavated in the last decades , in addition
to ...
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of a toe the gilt silver reliquary contained a “ Buddha's tooth ” , in reality the third
tooth of the upper jaw of a horse . The cult of Buddha's relics which issues directly
from that of the Nirvana is also supported by a rich body of evidence known for a
...
of a toe the gilt silver reliquary contained a “ Buddha's tooth ” , in reality the third
tooth of the upper jaw of a horse . The cult of Buddha's relics which issues directly
from that of the Nirvana is also supported by a rich body of evidence known for a
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Bulletin |
| Author | Östasiatiska museet |
| Publisher | The Museum, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 4 Dec 2017 |
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