The hidden God. Some Remarks on Yama and the Protectors of the sacred Space in Buddhist Art
Résumé
The image of Yama, god of the Dead, appears as an old cripple in the company of a beautiful young lady at the entrance of most caves of Ajanta in the 5th c. Old cripple and limping, this representation has been preserved till a later date, the 9th-10th c., in Bihar in a completely different setting, i.e. the iconography of Avalokiteshvara as rescuer of the souls lost in Yama's kingdom.
Domaines
Art et histoire de l'art
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