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| The Disguises of the Demon: The Development of the Yakṣa in Hinduism and Buddhism | ||
| 作者 | Sutherland, Gail Hinich |
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| 出版日期 | 1991.07 |
| 出版者 | State University of New York Press |
| 出版地 | Albany, NY, US [奧爾巴尼, 紐約州, 美國] |
| 叢書名 | SUNY Series in Hindu Studies |
| 資料類型 | 書籍=Book |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Gail Hinich Sutherland is Assistant Professor of Asian Religions at Louisiana State University. |
| 摘要 | Read First Chapter image missing "The author does a very successful job in exploring the place and function of demons in Hindu/Buddhist mythology and iconography. She addresses the ways in which demons dwell on the boundaries between good and evil, human and divine, and, as boundary transgressors, serve to connect the disparate aspects of the religious traditions together." -- Paul Courtright, Emory University Among the most ancient deities of South Asia, the yaksstraddles the boundaries between popular and textual traditions in both Hinduism and Buddhism and both benevolent and malevolent facets. As a figure of material plenty, the yaksis epitomized as Kubera, god of wealth and king of the yaks In demonic guise, the yaksis related to a large family of demonic and quasi-demonic beings, such as nagas, gandharvas, raksand the man-eating pisaacas. Translating and interpreting texts and passages from the Vedic literature, the Hindu epics, the Puranas, Kalidasa's Meghaduta, and the Buddhist Jataka Tales, Sutherland traces the development and transformation of the elusive yaksfrom an early identification with the impersonal absolute itself to a progressively more demonic and diminished terrestrial characterization. Her investigation is set within the framework of a larger inquiry into the nature of evil, misfortune, and causation in Indian myth and religion. |
| 目次 | Abbreviations Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Approaching the yaksa The problematic function of demons Indian ethical paradigms My approach to the material Chapter 1. The Yaksa And The Waters Introduction Iconography and method Yaksa beginnings in Buddhism and Jainism Iconography and metaphor Mythological background Nature cosmology The essence of the waters The demiurge in the waters Trees, water, and fertility Trees in Buddhist tradition The lotus Pots of plenty Makaras The naga The magic fish Local waters The family of demons Introduction Yaksas and raksasas Pisacas Gandharvas Kinnaras or kimpurusas Kubera Introduction Kubera and the lokapalas Chapter 2. The Yaksa In Hinduism Vedic Sources Varuna Chapter 3. Trial By Water In Hindu And Buddhist Texts Introduction The testing naga The testing yaksa The Bodhisatta and yakkha Varuna as yaksa Trial by water continued: moral conclusions Chapter 4. The Yaksa In Buddhist And Jain Representations And Thought Buddhist cosmology and myth The Buddhist cosmos and the demonic Transformation and conversion The fluid, physical, and moral forms of the demons Humans, gods, and demons Outwitting the yakkhas Monstrous yakkhas Kings and yakkhas The yaksa in Jainism Chapter 5. Yaksis Introduction The Buddhist yakkhini Yaksis as saktis Chapter 6. The Meghaduta Conclusions Notes Bibliography |
| ISBN | 9780791406212 (hc); 9780791406229 (pbk) |
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| 點閱次數 | 274 |
| 建檔日期 | 2000.01.03 |
| 更新日期 | 2015.01.19 |
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