Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-352) and index.
Form
Also issued online.
Contents
I. Evolution of Buddhist Representations -- II. Iconography -- III. The Buddha and the Great Buddhas -- IV. The Five Jinas and the Adi Buddha -- V. The Bodhisattvas of Compassion -- VI. Other Bodhisattvas -- VII. The Vidyarajas -- VIII. Feminine Deities -- IX. Defenders and Guardians of the Buddhist Law -- X. Groups of Deities -- XI. Divine Beings and Deified Historical Figures.