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Viṣṇu's flaming wheel: the iconography of the Sudarśana-cakra
W. E. Begley
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Frontmatter
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Acknowledgments (page vii)
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List of Illustrations (page xi)
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Introduction (page 1)
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Part One The Literary Tradition: The Cakra in Mythology and Tāntrism (page 5)
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I. The Cakra as Fabled Weapon (page 7)
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II. The Cakra as Esoteric Symbol (page 23)
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Part Two The Iconographic Tradition: The Cakra As Personification and Icon (page 35)
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I. The Two-Armed Cakra-Puruṣa in Attendance Upon Viṣṇu (page 37)
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II. The Multi-Armed Cult Images of Sudarśana-Puruṣa (page 65)
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Glossary (page 93)
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Bibliography (page 99)
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Plates (page 105)
Citable Link
Published: c1973
Publisher: College Art Association
- 9780814709733 (hardcover)