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Nāga, Yakṣiṇī, Buddha: Local Deities and Local Buddhism at Ajanta

Cohen, Richard S.·1998·History of Religions
DOI 10.1086/463514
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  • The Mahāpratisarā dhāraṇī sūtra was composed probably no later than the sixth century.

    “The Mahāpratisarā dha ra ṇi s ū tra is composed probably no later than the sixth century, instructing the creation of a protective and wish-fulfilling amulet through the writing down of the Mahāpratisarā dh a ra ṇi with provided rituals.”

    From Exploring Four Block-Printed Indic Script Mahāpratisarā Dhāraṇī (Chinese: 大隨求陀羅尼) Amulets Discovered in China (2025) · cites this paper as [9]

  • The association of Buddhism with yaksa and naga sites was part of a locally defined Buddhist praxis, allowed monks to place themselves in the local order, and the development of mantras within early communities was of similar value.

    “As Cohen and others have observed, the association of Buddhism with yak s : a and na ¯ ga sites was not incidental, but it was part of a locally defined Buddhist praxis, allowed monks to place themselves in the local order, and the development of mantras within the early communities was of a similar value.”

    From Studies in Dhāraṇī Literature I: Revisiting the Meaning of the Term Dhāraṇī (2009) · cites this paper as Cohen (1998, pp. 399-400)

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Authors
Cohen, R. S.
Corresponding author
Cohen, Richard S.
Venue
History of Religions
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Published
1998-05
Volume
37
Issue
4
Pages
360-400
ISSN
  • 0018-2710 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-6935
DOI
10.1086/463514
OpenAlex
W2086852221
Cited by
75
References
0
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 25
FWCI
5.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
History of Religions (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Indian and Buddhist Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Study and Philosophy of Religion
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › General Arts and Humanities › Cultural and Mythological Studies
Keywords
Ajanta, local deities, Nagas, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist cave temples, Hindu-Buddhist syncretism

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