Indian miniatures - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1979 - 20 Pfennig

Indian miniatures With the illustrations of Indian miniatures, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic issues four multicolored special postage stamps. Special cancellations from May 8 to July 7, 1979 Indian miniatures From May 23 to 30, 1979, the IV International Sanskrit Study Conference takes place in Weimar, which deals with the significant cultural heritage of the Indian people Millennia. At our universities, Sanskrit studies have a long and internationally significant tradition. In connection with them, collections of Indian manuscripts have emerged in several places as important sources for the research work to be done. These manuscripts, which date back to the 13th to the 19th century, give us works, some of which date back to the 1st millennium BC. u. Z. were created, and partly show artistically valuable illustrations (miniatures). The manuscripts of the German State Library, which are cataloged by A. Weber and W. Schubring, contain Brahman and Jain texts. Durga from the Markandeya-Purana (Devimahatmyam) comes from a Brahminic manuscript, the price song to the demon-destroying Durga, which comes from the 20-pfennig value miniature. It shows the four-armed Durga, one of the manifestations of the consort of Lord Siva, who rides heavily armed on a lion to fight with the demons. The battle between gods and demons plays a major role in the mythology of the Indians. The manuscript MS. or. oct. 159, a narrow roll of paper, modeled on the birch bark format, comes from the estate of August Wilhelm Schlegel, who held the first Sanskrit professorship in Germany (since 1818). It is probably written in the 18th century in the western part of northern India.