More than two hundred photographsmost in stunning full colorprovide the visual context for this tour of the world of Buddhist art. From the earliest second-century b.c.e. archaeological evidence to the nineteenth century this book showcases the marvelous variety of Buddhist art through the ages, from every country and region where Buddhism has influenced the culture in a significant way, including India, Afghanistan, Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and all the regions of Southeast Asia. Included in the rich variety of forms are architecture and monumental art, statuary, paintings, calligraphy, fresco, brushwork, and textile arts.
Art of Buddhism: An Introduction to Its History and Meaning, Denise Patry Leidy, Shambhala Publications, Paperback, 2008, 341 Pages, $24.95
Denise Patry Leidy is curator of the Department of Asian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. She is the author of numerous articles, and coauthor, with Robert A. F. Thurman, of Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment.
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Contents: Art of Buddhism: An Introduction to Its History and Meaning |
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Acknowledgments |
ix |
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Introduction: Siddhartha/Shakyamuni: His Lives and Teachings |
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Map |
6-7 |
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Pillars and Stupas: Second Century B.C.E to Third Century C.E |
9 |
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The Buddha Image: Second to Seventh Century |
31 |
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Caves and Caravans: India, Afghanistan, Central Asia, and China |
57 |
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China: A New Dimension, Sixth to Ninth Century |
81 |
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Korea and Japan: Sixth to Ninth Century |
101 |
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South Asia: Regional Styles and Changes in Religious Thought, Eighth to Twelfth Century |
127 |
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The Himalayan Region: Nepal, Kashmir, Ladakh, and Tibet, Eighth to Twelfth Century |
147 |
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Southeast Asia: Diffusion and Divergence |
163 |
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China under Foreign Rule: Tenth to Fourteenth Century |
189 |
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Aristocrats and Warriors in Korea and Japan: Tenth to Fourteenth Century |
205 |
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Early Sino-Tibetan Traditions: Twelfth to Fifteenth Century |
231 |
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The Dalia Lamas in Tibet: Sixteenth to Nineteenth Century |
247 |
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Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Thailand: Fifteenth to Nineteenth Century |
263 |
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Ming, Manchu, and Mongol in China: Fifteenth to Eighteenth Century |
277 |
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Revivals in Korea and Japan: Sixteenth to Nineteenth Century |
291 |
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Notes |
305 |
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Selected Bibliography |
309 |
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Credits |
323 |
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Index |
337 |
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