10.17192/mjr.2009.14.3473 Pye, Michael Michael Pye Catherine Ludvik: Sarasvatī. Riverine Goddess of Knowledge. From the Manuscript-carrying Vīṇā-player to the Weapon-wielding Defender of Dharma Marburg Journal of Religion : Vol 14 No 1 (2009) Philipps-Universität Marburg 2009 Institute for Comparative Cultural Research - Study of Religions and Anthropology 2015-04-28 2015-04-28 en JournalArticle https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0004/2009/111/3473 urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-0004-2009-111-34735 https://doi.org/10.17192/mjr.2009.14.1 https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0004/2009/111/3473/3473.png 1612-2941 application/pdf Sarasvatī is the name of an Indian deity who was taken up into Buddhist tradition and carried along into East Asia as far as Japan, where she is generally known as Benzaiten. In a way, therefore, this impressive book serves two sets of readers, first and foremost Indologists – hence its place in an indological series – but also those who are interested in the wider history of Buddhism or more generally of Asian religions. The later part of the work offers a study of relevant parts of the Buddhist Sutra of Golden Light, of which the Chinese versions represent a major source, even for the Indian developments. 1612-2941 Marburg Journal of Religion Vol 14 No 1 (2009)