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ID: 901002263
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002263
Record Type: Character/Person

Vajrananga (Buddhist deity)

Note: Buddhist god of love; attributes are flowery bow and arrow. Associated with Hindu god Madana.

Names:
Vajrananga (Buddhist deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
Vajrānaṅga (Buddhist deity) (English)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
........<Buddhist characters> (P)
............Vajrananga (Buddhist deity) (I)
Related Iconography:
associated with .... Kāmadeva
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Kāmadeva (Hindu deity)) [901002264]

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)
deity of .... love (emotion)
.....(positive emotions, emotion, psychological concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Vajrananga (Buddhist deity)
................Bhattacharyya, Indian Buddhist Iconography (1924)
Vajrānaṅga (Buddhist deity)
................Bhattacharyya, Indian Buddhist Iconography (1924)

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