Viṣṇu's flaming wheel: the iconography of the Sudarśana-cakra

W. E. Begley. Bibliography: P. 99-103. Frontmatter Acknowledgments (page vii) List of Illustrations (page xi) Introduction (page 1) Part One The Literary Tradition: The Cakra in Mythology and Tāntrism (page 5) I. The Cakra as Fabled Weapon (page 7) II. The Cakra as Esoteric Symbol (page 23) Part Two The Iconographic Tradition: The Cakra As Personification and Icon (page 35) I. The Two-Armed Cakra-Puruṣa in Attendance Upon Viṣṇu (page 37) II. The Multi-Armed Cult Images of Sudarśana-Puruṣa (page 65) Glossary (page 93) Bibliography (page 99) Plates (page 105)