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Browsing International Conference on Asian Elephants in Culture & Nature by Subject "Buddhism"

Browsing International Conference on Asian Elephants in Culture & Nature by Subject "Buddhism"

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  • The Close Relationship between the Tusker and Buddhism 
    Bandara, D.J.M.R.V. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Asian elephants are long-lived mammals who live for sixty years. They are highly intelligent and also extremely sociable and stay in groups. These mammals have a close relationship with humans for over centuries serving ...
  • ‘Elephant’ in Pali Literature 
    Mutsuddy, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The ‘elephant’ symbol is used to portray the conception of the Bodhisatta and His renunciation in Pali literature. The metaphors like `elephant look' in the scriptures are compared with the Buddha's qualities. This directly ...
  • The Symbolic Meaning of the Elephant in Korean Culture 
    Hee, L.K. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Elephants have been the subject of various cultural depictions in popular culture, mythology and symbolism. Ever since the stone-age, they have been depicted in the arts in various forms, including pictures, sculptures, ...
  • Symbolism of Elephants in Buddhism and Hinduism 
    Aslam, N.; Bukhari, M.F. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Elephants have been utilized in different cultural and religious depictions since the Stone Age. They are depicted on petroglyphs and inside caves and also represented through different methods of art and craft as well as ...
  • Symbolism of Elephants in Buddhist Art and Religion 
    Kejriwal, M. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    “It is better to live alone, there is no companionship with a fool; let a man walk alone, let him commit no sin (let him do) with few wishes, like an elephant in the forest.” - Buddha 330, Dhammapada Through theorising ...

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