ID: 901002452 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002452	Record Type: Named Legendary Thing

	Cakrapuruṣa (Hindu anthropomorphic weapon)

Note: Anthropomorphic form of Visnu's discus, the Sudarshana Chakra.

Names:

	Cakrapuruṣa (Hindu anthropomorphic weapon) (preferred,Sanskrit (transliterated)-P,D)
	Cakrapuruṣa (Hindu anthropomorphic weapon) (English-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Hindu iconography> (P)
		........<Hindu allegory, symbolism, theme> (P)
		............Āyudhapuruṣas (Hindu legendary things) (I)
		................Cakrapuruṣa (Hindu anthropomorphic weapon) (P)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Vishnu
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Vishnu (Hindu deity)) [901000395]

Sources:

	Cakrapuruṣa (Hindu anthropomorphic weapon)
	................Dowson, Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology (1870)
	................EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)
	................AIIS AAT, contribution from AIIS EITA (2021-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ AIIS AAT, contribution from AIIS EITA (2021-)
	................ Dowson, Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology (1870)