Function and Meaning in Buddhist Art / / edited by K. R. van Kooij and H. van der Veere.

• Superior document: Gonda Indological Studies ; v.3
• TeilnehmendeR: Kooij, K. R. van,; Veere, H. van der,
• Place / Publishing House: Groningen : : BRILL,, 1996.
• Udgivelsesår: 1996
• Udgivelse: 1st ed.
• Sprog: English
• Serier: Gonda Indological Studies
• Fysisk beskrivelse: 1 online resource (212 pages)

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...