ID: 901001896 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001896	Record Type: Character/Person

	Gaṇeśa (Buddhist deity)

Note: Buddhist counterpart to the Hindu god Ganesha, but having different iconography and characteristics; often shown dancing.

Names:

	Gaṇeśa (Buddhist deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Ganesha (Buddhist deity) (English,U,N)
	Gaṇapati (Buddhist deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Nandikeśvara (Buddhist deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Vināyaka (Buddhist deity) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
		........<Buddhist characters> (P)
		............Gaṇeśa (Buddhist deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	counterpart is .... Ganesha
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Ganesha (Hindu deity)) [901000387]

	has parallels with .... Kangiten
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Japanese iconography, Japanese characters, Kangiten (Japanese deity)) [901002635]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Buddhism
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	takes the form of .... elephant (animal)
	.....(Proboscidea (order), Mammalia (class), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Gaṇeśa (Buddhist deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 96004909
	Ganesha (Buddhist deity)
	................Ling, Dictionary of Buddhism (1972)
	Gaṇapati (Buddhist deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Nandikeśvara (Buddhist deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Vināyaka (Buddhist deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Ling, Dictionary of Buddhism (1972)