TY - JOUR
T1 - Durg� Mahiṣ�suramardin� in Likely Tantric Buddhist Context from the Northern Indian Subcontinent to 11th-Century Bali
AU - Calo, Ambra
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This study examines the significance of the originally Hindu goddess Durg� Mahiṣ�suramardin� (Durg� slaying the buffalo demon) in Tantric Buddhist temple contexts of the 8th-11th century in Afghanistan and northeastern India, and 11th-century Bali. Taking a cross-regional approach, it considers the genesis of Tantric Buddhism, its transmission to Indonesia, and its significance in Bali during the 10th-11th century. Drawing primarily on archaeological and iconographic evidence, it suggests that Durg� Mahiṣ�suramardin� is likely to have reached Bali as part of a late 10th-11th century phase of renewed transmission of Tantric Buddhism from the northeastern Indian subcontinent to Indonesia, following an initial late 7th-8th century phase.
AB - This study examines the significance of the originally Hindu goddess Durg� Mahiṣ�suramardin� (Durg� slaying the buffalo demon) in Tantric Buddhist temple contexts of the 8th-11th century in Afghanistan and northeastern India, and 11th-century Bali. Taking a cross-regional approach, it considers the genesis of Tantric Buddhism, its transmission to Indonesia, and its significance in Bali during the 10th-11th century. Drawing primarily on archaeological and iconographic evidence, it suggests that Durg� Mahiṣ�suramardin� is likely to have reached Bali as part of a late 10th-11th century phase of renewed transmission of Tantric Buddhism from the northeastern Indian subcontinent to Indonesia, following an initial late 7th-8th century phase.
U2 - 10.25501/SOAS.00032820
DO - 10.25501/SOAS.00032820
M3 - Article
VL - 1
SP - 1
EP - 20
JO - Pratu: Journal of Buddhist and Hindu Art, Architecture and Archaeology of Ancient to Premodern Southeast Asia
JF - Pratu: Journal of Buddhist and Hindu Art, Architecture and Archaeology of Ancient to Premodern Southeast Asia
IS - 3
ER -