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 | | The esoteric name, symbolic form (samaya), bija (hierogram), mantra, mudra and mandala are given in this Dictioinary for the first time and on an extensive scale. |
 | | It provides a multi-dimensional account of caitya, stupa, relics, symbol and image worship in Theravada Buddhist tradition, in the Sinhalese Vamsa literature and as depicted in the records of the prominent Chinese travelers to India. |
 | | It throws light on the Buddhist stupa, the Buddha's relics viz, hair, nail, tooth and ashes; the symbols which pre-ceded the Buddha image viz., the bodhi-tree, wheel, bowl, staff, robe, crest, turban, shadow and the Buddha's foot-prints as the objects of devotion and worship and the objectives and benefits of such devotional acts. |
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