The Dikpālas of ancient Java revisited: A new identification for the 24 directional deities on the Śiva temple of the Loro Jonggrang complex
Caṇḍi Śiva, sacred centre of the famous ninth-century Loro Jonggrang temple complex at Prambanan, Central Java, is decorated with numerous iconic and narrative reliefs. Starting from the eastern staircase and traversing the perambulatory in a clockwise direction, we find the narrative reliefs of the...
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BRILL
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde |
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| Online Access: | http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/btlv/article/view/8530 |