Rani ki Vav: the abode of Bodhisattvas and Dakinis

Rao, Rekha

Rani ki Vav--a seven storey stepwell in Patan, Gujarat, is a golden monument studded with beautiful sculptures of gods, goddesses and semi-divines, over 800 in number. The beautifully adorned male deities, hitherto acknowledged as various Brahmanical gods, have now been identified as Bodhisattvas of five Dhyani Buddhas because of the presence of a mini-Buddha on top of each figure. The goddesse...

Publisher: Aditya Prakashan

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