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Manibhadra is one of the major yakshas. He was a popular deity in ancient India. ==Iconography== Several well known images of yaksha Manibhadra have been found.〔Yaksha cult and iconography, Ram Nath Misra, Munshiram Manoharlal, 1981〕 The two oldest known image are: * Yaksha Manibhadra coming from Parkham near Mathura, datable to period 200 BCE – 50 BC〔Costumes & Ornaments As Depicted in the Early Sculpture of Gwalior Museum By Sulochana Ayyar, Mittal Publications, Dec 1, 1987, p. 29〕 * Yaksha Manibhadra from Padmavati Pawaya. The inscription under the image mentions a group of Manibhadra worshippers. Both of them are monumental larger than life sculptures, often dated to Maurya or Shunga period. The Parkham Yaksha was used an inspiration by Ram Kinker Baij to carve the Yaksha image that now stands in front of the Reserve Bank of India in Delhi.〔Of Art, Central Banks, and Philistines, RBI History Project, http://www.rbi.org.in/History/Mis_Ane_OfArtCentralBankers.html〕 Manibhadra was often shown with a bag of money in his hand. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manibhadra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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