A contemporary carved stone statue of Saraswati from Indonesia.  Saraswati is seated on a lotus pedestal with her emblems in her hands and a peacock at her feet, symbolising her superiority over worldly desires.  Photo credit: Kashgar  Saraswati is the beloved Hindu goddess of knowledge, music and the arts.  In Buddhism, she is a guardian deity who upholds the teachings of Gautama Buddha. In Burma she is called Thurathadi or Tipitaka Medaw, in China her name is Biàncáitiān, in Thai…