tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656730165266532760.post8771018256966335024..comments2024-01-01T12:36:41.341-08:00Comments on Sakyadhita: Awakening Buddhist Women: History of Women in Buddhism - Indonesia: Part 6Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922555612783967599noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656730165266532760.post-5802572372253329412015-04-30T11:19:56.354-07:002015-04-30T11:19:56.354-07:00Image 3: Courtesy of "Sur les traces du sacré...Image 3: Courtesy of "Sur les traces du sacré", à la rencontre de Bhrikuti, web: http://www.paulo-grobel.com/05_expes/Fiches_PDF/mustang/blog_tirawa/blog_mustang_bhrikuti.htm<br /><br />Dr. Ratna, <br /><br />Thank you for your comments. These images are recognized in the end image credits. The original article was written by Venerable Ayya Tathaaloka, so you may wish to discuss this with Venerable, as she would be the expert on this topic among our contributors. <br /><br />with Metta,<br /><br />Danie,<br />Sakyadhita International WebmasterAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466378130719482306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656730165266532760.post-5776441832804484682015-04-30T10:10:45.076-07:002015-04-30T10:10:45.076-07:00How do you identify the seventeenth century wooden...How do you identify the seventeenth century wooden four armed icon of Patan museum as the historic Licchavi princess of seventh century ? Whereas, Its cultural aesthetics and iconic posture is revealing something else. Look carefully her upper right arm and lower one holding a beads ...which signifies more at Maladevi of Sodasal lasya then something else and her upper left is holding a lotus bud m which is often misinterpreted as Utpala (not lotus but a Tibetan flower) as lower one is speaks of varada boon bestowing.....all compose a sense of tantric image ,,,not of Licchavi icon...of one thousand years ahead...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02761229323938089972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656730165266532760.post-43130426756763959252015-04-30T10:02:34.388-07:002015-04-30T10:02:34.388-07:00What is your source to recognize the Image no 3 of...What is your source to recognize the Image no 3 of Bhrikuti as the historic princess of Nepal from seventh century ? This woodwork is of seventeenth century of Newar at style differing to 1000 years in cultural , art, iconography, belief and aesthetic tradition. Is there any specific norm to distinguish her as Nepalese princess with four armed icon.....? Instead this image belong to the sodasa lasya group and named as Maladevi in mine perception.... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02761229323938089972noreply@blogger.com