The Development of Hindu Iconography c10.26

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c10.26

¹ *Ciṇmayasyādvitīyasya niṣkalasyāśarīriṇaḥ* | *Upāsakānām kāryārtham brahmaṇo rūpakalpanā* (Rāmapūrvatāpanīya Upaniṣad); *Śivamātmani paśyanti pratimāsu na yoginaḥ* | *Ajñānām bhāvanārthāya pratimā parikalpitā* (Jābāladarśana Upaniṣad); *Evam guṇānusāreṇa rūpāṇi vividhāni ca* | *Kalpitāni hitārthāya bhaktānāmalpamedhasām* (Mahānirvāṇa Tantra). The last-named work thus derides the efforts of those who want to attain salvation through this method: ‘*Manasā kalpitā mūrti nṛṇām cenmokṣasādhanī* | *Svapnatabdhena rājyena rājyena mānavās-tathā* || *Mṛcchilādhātudārvādi-mūrtīśvarabuddhayah* | *Kliśyantastapasā jñānam vinā mokṣam na yānti te* ||

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Cites (3)

Mahānirvāṇatantra — Sanskrit
Jābāladarśanopaniṣad — Sanskrit
Rāmapūrvatāpanīyopaniṣad — Sanskrit