- that
still continues to occur. She sees many
early scenes claimed to be
aniconic as in fact not
depicting scenes from the life of the Buddha, but worship...
-
christology and
ecclesiology of the
historical Church of the East.
Largely aniconic and not in
communion with any
other church, it
belongs to the
eastern branch...
- An
aniconic depiction of the Buddha's
spiritual liberation (moksha) or
awakening (bodhi), at Sanchi. The
Buddha is not depicted, only
symbolized by the...
- (Sanskrit: योनि, IAST: yoni),
sometimes called pindika, is an
abstract or
aniconic representation of the
Hindu goddess Shakti. It is
usually shown with linga...
-
trident as his weapon, and the damaru. He is
usually worshiped in the
aniconic form of lingam.
Shiva has pre-Vedic roots, and the
figure of
Shiva evolved...
- mark"),
sometimes referred to as
linga or
Shiva linga, is an
abstract or
aniconic representation of the
Hindu god
Shiva in Shaivism. The word
lingam is found...
- Shankara. An ashtaka, it
comprises 8 stanzas,
extolling the lingam, an
aniconic form of the
deity Shiva.
According to the
Shiva Purana, when
Brahma and...
-
earliest phase,
lasting until the 1st
century CE, has been
described as
aniconic; the
Buddha was only
represented through symbols such as an
empty throne...
-
depictions of the
Buddha found at
Bharhut and
Sanchi are
aniconic and symbolic.
During this
early aniconic period, the
Buddha is
depicted by
other objects or...
-
temples and
shrines throughout the
Indian subcontinent,
commonly in the
aniconic form of a lingam. The most
prominent of
these are the
Jyotirlinga temples...
