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ID: 901002254
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002254
Record Type: Character/Person

Gandharvas (HI\indu-Buddhist characters)

Note: In Buddhism, kneeling humans in attitude of adoration, secondary deities or attendants.

Names:
Gandharvas (HI\indu-Buddhist characters) (preferred,English-P,D)
Gandharva (Hindu-Buddhist characters) (English,A)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
........<Buddhist characters> (P)
............Gandharvas (HI\indu-Buddhist characters) (P)
Sources:
Gandharvas (HI\indu-Buddhist characters)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no 98051195
................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)
Gandharva (Hindu-Buddhist characters)
................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)

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