Function and Meaning in Buddhist Art / / edited by K. R. van Kooij and H. van der Veere.
What was the function of Buddhist art at the time Buddhism was a major religion in large areas of South, East, and South-East Asia? Can we establish what these sculptures and paintings meant to Buddhist believers living at a time when this art fulfilled important religious needs? These questions are...
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| Superior document: | Gonda Indological Studies ; v.3 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Groningen : : BRILL,, 1996. |
| Year of Publication: | 1996 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Gonda Indological Studies
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (212 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Preface
- Introduction
- PART I Ritual function
- Buddhist art in medieval China: the ecclesiastical view
- Relics and reliquaries, texts and artefacts
- Remarks on festivals and altars in early Buddhist art
- Pilgrimage and the evidence of Bodhgaya's images
- Between men and gods
- Early portrait painting in Tibet
- The role of the icon in different layers of Shingon ritual, exemplified by the figure of Aizen-Myōō
- Five Secrets maṇḍala
- PART II Intended meaning
- The depiction of Māra in early Buddhist art
- Mañjuśrī and his sword
- Lokeśvaras in Nepal. A living tradition?
- Ruixiang at Dunhuang
- The role of legend in Koryŏ iconography (I). The Kṣitigarbha triad in Engakuji
- The role of narrative sculpture and painting in Thailand
- PART III Comparisons
- Buddhist art and ritual: a view from the west
- Comparative iconology: an ethological approach
- Index of geographical and Buddhist names.