The origin of the Buddha image ;& Elements of Buddhist iconography
- 作者: Coomaraswamy, Ananda Kentish,
- 其他作者: Coomaraswamy, Ananda Kentish,
- 出版: Louisville, KY : Fons Vitae 2001.
- 版本: 1st U.S. ed.
- 稽核項: 38, 42, 95 p., xv p. of plates :ill. ;31 cm.
- 標題: Art, Buddhist. , Gautama Buddha , Gautama Buddha Art. , Art.
- ISBN: 1887752803 , 9781887752800
- 附註: "The Matheson Trust." Originally published: 1927 and 1935; reproductions of the author's personal copies; includes marginalia. 96年度「補助人文及社會科學研究圖書計畫規劃主題 : 建築與文化資產」. Includes bibliographical references. The nature of Buddhist art (1938)-- The origin of the Buddha image (1927) -- Elements of Buddhist iconography (1935).
- 系統號: 005235091
- 資料類型: 圖書
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Two foundational texts, enhanced by a third, "The Nature of Buddhist Art," are concerned not only with providing a language for reading the artistic and linguistic symbols for Buddhism, but also show how these symbols are conducive to self realization, which is the aim of all sacred art. Providing a schema of what is of the utmost value in all the world's great spiritual traditions as they pertain to transforming the understanding life and the spiritual process, clear expositions on the significance of the most profound Buddhist symbols are offered, including the poses, the Lotus (the ground of manifestation), the Bodhi Tree (the Tree of Life synonymous with all existence), and the Wheel (the operation of principles). The portrayal of the "Kingdom of Heaven Within" in Buddhist etymology, iconography, and metaphysics is explored, and this whole cosmology—which would appear to be outward—is revealed to be located within the human heart itself. This work demonstrates that art is not solely for instruction or visual/mental pleasure, but intends to liberate the beholder from the restless activity that obscures reality and inhibits inner peace.
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