Shengjinkou: Head of Mahesvara
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Shengjinkou: Head of Mahesvara
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Mahesvara (the supreme lord) is a title of the Hindu god Shiva, a wrathful form of whom was taken into Vajrayana Buddhism as a Protector. He is described in Buddhist texts as being white in color and has fierce features, marked by upturned fangs in the upper jaw. The eyebrows are thick and matted, with a vertical third eye and staring eyes that glance to one side. The form generally appears as eight-armed, riding on a bull, and wearing a floral crown.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 1055.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Shengjinkou: Head of Mahesvara." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 1055.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Shengjinkou: Head of Mahesvara" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:1055.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Shengjinkou: Head of Mahesvara. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 1055).
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