Image worship and bhakti

[N. Ganesan]

For the Shaiva counterpart, pl. see
R. H. Davis, Ritual in an oscillating universe, PrincetonUP.

Early forms of piety in Buddhism and Jainism also
resemble Hindu bhakti.

Regards,
N. Ganesan


>I would suggest the Agama literature. The Pancaratra Samhitas
>in particular present the theology of image worship in a
>systematic manner.  I would suggest as a start the pAdma samhita,
>sAttvata samhita, and jayAkhya samhita.


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