[Y-Indology] Hinduism Visual Dictionary

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For Hinduism:

 

H. Krishna Sastri. South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses. Madras:

Government Press, 1916. Reprint East Hampton, NJ and Ottowa: Laurier

Books, 2005. Also, copies of a 1986 Indian reprint may be available

from South Asia Books, Columbia, MO.

 

Stutley, Margaret. The illustrated dictionary of Hindu iconography

Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985.

 

 

For Buddhism:

 

Alice Getty. The Gods of Northern Buddhism. Many editions, most recent

is New York: Dover.

 

Lokesh Chandra. Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography. New Delhi:

International Academy of Indian Culture: Aditya Prakashan, 1999, 9

vols.

 

Both Hinduism and Buddhism:

 

Majupuria, Trilok Chandra. Gods, goddesses & religious symbols of

Hinduism, Buddhism & Tantrism : including Tibetan deities : most

authentic & exhaustive. Lashkar, Gwalior : M. Devi

; Saharanpur, U.P., India : Can be

had from Indra Majupuria, 2004.

My library's copy of this is still in process, so I have not actually

seen it.

 

Allen Thrasher

 

 

 

 

 

Hi!

 

I was wondering if someone could refer an authoritative visual

dictionary (encyclopedia) of Hindu and Buddhist iconography? If

possible, please do give publisher's details ...

 

Thanks

 

Smarth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allen W. Thrasher, Ph.D.

Senior Reference Librarian

Southern Asia Section

Asian Division

Library of Congress

Jefferson Building 150

101 Independence Ave., S.E.

Washington, DC 20540-4810

tel. 202-707-3732

fax 202-707-1724

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