This book contributes to the history of religions and Buddhist studies fields by focussing on what is a far too frequently ignored aspect of religious experience: visual images.
This lavishly-illustrated book documents the rich Buddhist cultural heritage of Cambodia. After a discussion of Buddhist art in general, the authors highlight the most important mural paintings, as…
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The Mogao grottoes in northwestern China, located near the town of Dunhuang on the fabled Silk Road, constitute one of the world's most significant sites of Buddhist art. In some five hundred caves…
The practice of Buddhism in Myanmar (Burma) has resulted in the production of dazzling objects since the 5th century. This landmark publication presents the first overview of these magnificent work…
Pagan is the largest and most resplendent centre of Buddhist art in the ancient world.rnrnMichael Freeman’s superlative photographs accompany the text.rnrnDonald M. Stadtner, with decades of expe…
Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-84)
The Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography is an endeavour of half a century to identify, classify, describe and delineate the bewildering variation in Buddhist icons.
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