Buddhist Temples Of Thailand
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Buddhist Temples Of Thailand
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Author : Karl Döhring
language : en
Publisher: White Lotus Company, Limited (Thailand)
Release Date : 2000
Buddhist Temples Of Thailand written by Karl Döhring and has been published by White Lotus Company, Limited (Thailand) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Architecture categories.
Buddhist Temples Of Thailand
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Author : Joe Cummings
language : en
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Limited
Release Date : 2019-05-15
Buddhist Temples Of Thailand written by Joe Cummings and has been published by Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-15 with Buddhist architecture categories.
* The first illustrated title to cover the key temples in all of the kingdom's regions* Introduction to the temple archetype and its role in the country's history* Visual glossary to the parts of a wat (temple)* Profiles 42 of the most important and significant temples located across Thailand* Original full-colour photographs* Includes background on the historical significance of places featured* The author is widely regarded as one of the experts in Thai-interest titles
What S What In A Wat
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Author : Carol Stratton
language : en
Publisher: Silkworm Books
Release Date : 2010-08-10
What S What In A Wat written by Carol Stratton and has been published by Silkworm Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-10 with Architecture categories.
As you walk through a Thai temple, a host of unfamiliar objects, shapes, and patterns tug at you from every direction. This handy and lucid guidebook will help you distinguish what is what. It takes you through a representative Thai Buddhist temple, guiding you from structure to structure and element to element, explaining the function and purpose of each, and the symbolism behind the forms. A Thai wat can be a place of bewildering beauty, but this illustrated companion will help you focus your eye and identify what you see. Tourists and residents, novices and scholars will all gain a clearer sense of what a wat is and the role it plays today in the lives of Thai people. Highlights - Detailed guide to Thai temple compounds - Definitions and explanations of architectural elements and structures - Richly illustrated with examples - Presents the temple in the context of Thai society - Author is an art historian specializing in Thai Buddhist art
Buddhist Temples Of Thailand
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Author : Joe Cummings
language : en
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
Release Date : 2010
Buddhist Temples Of Thailand written by Joe Cummings and has been published by Cavendish Square Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Buddhist architecture categories.
The first illustrated title to cover the key temples in all of the kingdom's regions Introduction to the temple archetype and its role in the country's history Visual glossary to the parts of a wat (temple) Profiles 40 of the most important and significant temples located across Thailand Specially commissioned full-colour photographs Includes background on the historical significance of places featured. Author widely regarded as one of the experts in Thai-interest titles The Buddhist Temples of Thailandexplores the Buddhist temple's historical position in Thai culture and the dynamic role it continues to play in everyday life. The kingdom's best-known sites and rare gems, such as Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok and Wat Phumin in Nan, are brought to life through expert text and more than 200 commissioned photographs. Joe Cummingsfirst came to Thailand in 1977 and two years later begin researching Southeast Asian art history for a master's degree at the University of California at Berkeley. He has written more than 30 guidebooks on countries in Asia and North America, and authored several books on Buddhist archaeology, Thai design and other related topics, including Buddhist Stupas in Asia, Lanna Renaissance, Burmese Design and Architecture and Chiang Mai Style. Dan Whiteis a British photographer who has spent two decades specialising in South and South East Asia. Formerly based in Paris and London, he now lives in Bangkok Thailand. He did pioneering work on India, particularly on the complex world of Hindu ascetics and also in Cambodia celebrating the end of war. Publications include- The Times, Der Speigel, Marie Claire, The Observer and The South China Morning Post.
The Meditation Temples Of Thailand
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Author : Joe Cummings
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
The Meditation Temples Of Thailand written by Joe Cummings and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Religion categories.
Thai Temples And Temple Murals
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Author : Rita Ringis
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1990
Thai Temples And Temple Murals written by Rita Ringis and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Architecture categories.
Whether set in the greenery of a remote village, or confined by the imposing commercialism of a city, the ornately embellished wood and stone Buddhist temples of Thailand express the vitality of the Buddhist faith in that land. This introductory volume discusses the evolution and significance of Thai temple architecture and murals, and describes the most famous and most frequently visited sites.
What S What In A Wat
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Author : Carol Stratton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
What S What In A Wat written by Carol Stratton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
Buddhism And Postmodern Imaginings In Thailand
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Author : Jim Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Release Date : 2008
Buddhism And Postmodern Imaginings In Thailand written by Jim Taylor and has been published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Religion categories.
This book presents a rethink on the significance of Thai Buddhism in an increasingly complex and changing post-modern urban context, especially following the financial crisis of 1997. Defining the cultural nature of Thai 'urbanity'; the implications for local/global flows, interactions and emergent social formations, James Taylor opens up new possibilities in understanding the specificities of everyday urban life as this relates to perceptions, conceptions and lived experiences of religiosity. Changes in the centre are also reverberating in the remaining forests and the monastic tradition of forest-dwelling which has sourced most of the nation's modern saints. The text is based on ethnography taking into account the rich variety of everyday practices in a mélange of the religious. In Thailand, Buddhism is so intimately interconnected with national identity and social, economic and ethno-political concerns as to be inseparable. Taylor argues here that in recent years there has been a marked reformulation of important conventional cosmologies through new and challenging Buddhist ideas and practices. These influences and changes are as much located outside as inside the Buddhist temples/monasteries.
Temples Of Gold
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Author : Santi Leksukhum
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Temples Of Gold written by Santi Leksukhum and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Art categories.
"Santi Leksukhum's text traces the complex history of these paintings. It examines the development of their distinctive style, from the arrival of Buddhism, to the overwhelming influence of the royal workshops of Bangkok to the incorporation of Western techniques as Thailand opened to the West in the mid-nineteenth century." "The renowned French photographer Gilles Mermet made several expeditions to Thailand to photograph these magnificent murals especially for this volume.".
Thai Buddhist Temples
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Author : Color Smart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-05-07
Thai Buddhist Temples written by Color Smart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-07 with categories.
There are a total of 40,717 Buddhist temples (Thai: Wat) in Thailand as of 31 December 2004, of which 33,902 are in current use, according to the Office of National Buddhism.[1] Of the 33,902 active temples, 31,890 are of the Maha Nikaya and 1,987 are of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya orders of the Theravada school, while 12 are of the Chinese Nikaya and 13 are of the Anam Nikaya orders of the Mahayana school. Two hundred and seventy-two temples, 217 of the Maha Nikaya order and 55 of the Dhammayut order, hold the status of royal temple. Royal wisungkhamasima (Pali: visuṃ gāmasīmā), official recognition of a temple's legitimacy, has been granted to 20,281 temples. The following is a very partial list of Buddhist temples in Thailand:The English term enlightenment is the western translation of the term bodhi, "awakening", which was popularised in the Western world through the 19th century translations of Max M�ller. It has the western connotation of a sudden insight into a transcendental truth.The term is also being used to translate several other Buddhist terms and concepts used to denote insight (prajna, kensho and satori), knowledge (vidhya); the "blowing out" (Nirvana) of disturbing emotions and desires and the subsequent freedom or release (vimutti); and the attainment of Buddhahood, as exemplified by Gautama Buddha.
