Visvarupa (Oxford University South Asian Studies)

Visvarupa is a term used in the Bhagavadgita to describe Arjuna's vision of Krsna manifested as God. This book traces, through the study of selected north Indian sculptures and bronzes, the various artistic attempts to achieve a plastic interpretation of that vision. Maxwell draws on Sanskrit texts to recount the stylistic and iconographical history of this cosmic deity from its origins to its decline, and explores relevant Saiva, Brahma, and Buddhist imagery.Maxwell, T. S. is the author of 'Visvarupa (Oxford University South Asian Studies)', published 1989 under ISBN 9780195621174 and ISBN 0195621174.