عنوان

The Quest for the Pāśupata Weapon

شماره

LA112459

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

The Quest for the Pāśupata Weapon

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Hans T. Bakker, Peter C. Bisschop, Hans T. Bakker, et al.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

This article offers a new iconographic reading of the sixth-century architrave of the gateway of the Mahādeva Temple at ancient Madhyamikā (Nagarī). It is argued that the eastern and western face of the architrave should be read in conjunction. The eastern face shows Śiva's entry as a naked mendicant into the Devadāruvana, while the western face depicts the Kirātārjunīya, a story that is foreshadowed in the panels of the eastern face. The motif that ties both stories together is the Brahmaśiras or 'Head of Brahmā,' which is simultaneously the skull that forms Śiva's begging bowl and the Pāśupata Weapon acquired by Arjuna. The theme of the winning of the Pāśupata Weapon may have had particular resonance for the Aulikara rulers in their troubled times. This article offers a new iconographic reading of the sixth-century architrave of the gateway of the Mahādeva Temple at ancient Madhyamikā (Nagarī). It is argued that the eastern and western face of the architrave should be read in conjunction. The eastern face shows Śiva's entry as a naked mendicant into the Devadāruvana, while the western face depicts the Kirātārjunīya, a story that is foreshadowed in the panels of the eastern face. The motif that ties both stories together is the Brahmaśiras or 'Head of Brahmā,' which is simultaneously the skull that forms Śiva's begging bowl and the Pāśupata Weapon acquired by Arjuna. The theme of the winning of the Pāśupata Weapon may have had particular resonance for the Aulikara rulers in their troubled times. This article offers a new iconographic reading of the sixth-century architrave of the gateway of the Mahādeva Temple at ancient Madhyamikā (Nagarī). It is argued that the eastern and western face of the architrave should be read in conjunction. The eastern face shows Śiva's entry as a naked mendicant into the Devadāruvana, while the western face depicts the Kirātārjunīya, a story that is foreshadowed in the panels of the eastern face. The motif that ties both stories together is the Brahmaśiras or 'Head of Brahmā,' which is simultaneously the skull that forms Śiva's begging bowl and the Pāśupata Weapon acquired by Arjuna. The theme of the winning of the Pāśupata Weapon may have had particular resonance for the Aulikara rulers in their troubled times. This article offers a new iconographic reading of the sixth-century architrave of the gateway of the Mahādeva Temple at ancient Madhyamikā (Nagarī). It is argued that the eastern and western face of the architrave should be read in conjunction. The eastern face shows Śiva's entry as a naked mendicant into the Devadāruvana, while the western face depicts the Kirātārjunīya, a story that is foreshadowed in the panels of the eastern face. The motif that ties both stories together is the Brahmaśiras or 'Head of Brahmā,' which is simultaneously the skull that forms Śiva's begging bowl and the Pāśupata Weapon acquired by Arjuna. The theme of the winning of the Pāśupata Weapon may have had particular resonance for the Aulikara rulers in their troubled times.

تاريخ نشر

2016

توصيف ظاهري

217-258

عنوان

Indo-Iranian Journal

شماره جلد

59/3

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1572-8536

اصطلاح موضوعی

Aulikaras

اصطلاح موضوعی

Brahmaśiras

اصطلاح موضوعی

Devadāruvana

اصطلاح موضوعی

Huns

اصطلاح موضوعی

Kirātārjunīya

اصطلاح موضوعی

Pāśupata Weapon

اصطلاح موضوعی

Saivism

اصطلاح موضوعی

Śiva

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Hans T. Bakker

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Peter C. Bisschop

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15728536-05903011

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y