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- Title
A dhāraṇī for each day of the week: The saptavāra tradition of the Newar Buddhists.
- Authors
Bühnemann, Gudrun
- Abstract
The paper discusses a group of dhāraṇīs associated with the seven days (saptavāra) of the week, with each dhāraṇī being recited on a specific day. The visual forms of the dhāraṇīs were represented in miniature paintings in manuscripts of the saptavāra texts and in woodcarvings on the struts of two Newar Buddhist monasteries in Kathmandu. The paper shows that even though two members of the saptavāra group were originally male, eventually all members came to be conceived of as feminine in Nepal. It further provides evidence that the group is likely to have become known in Nepal by at least the late sixteenth century.
- Subjects
NEPAL; BUDDHIST dharani; WOOD carving; NEWAR (Nepalese people); BUDDHIST rites &; ceremonies; BUDDHIST monasteries; MINIATURE painting; BUDDHIST goddesses; BUDDHISM; RELIGION
- Publication
Bulletin of the School of Oriental & African Studies, 2014, Vol 77, Issue 1, p119
- ISSN
0041-977X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0041977X13000955