Function And Meaning In Buddhist Art
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Function And Meaning In Buddhist Art
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Author : K.R. van Kooij
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-08-07
Function And Meaning In Buddhist Art written by K.R. van Kooij and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-07 with History categories.
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 discussed, not answered, in a volume about ‘Function and Meaning of Buddhist Art’ which contains the papers of a workshop on this theme held at Leiden University in 1991. While dealing with a variety of themes and subject-matter, sometimes in great detail, sixteen specialists focus on ritual and semantic aspects of Buddhist works of art from countries such as India, China, Japan, Tibet, Thailand, and Indonesia. Recent non-western art-historical publications show an increasing tendency to work with methodological frameworks developed by specialists on western art. Moreover, there are more similarities between Buddhist and other religious art ‘than, literally, meet the eye’. For this reason, two comparative studies are included in which parallels and universals are brought forward. Two main lines emerge in the results offered in this book, the one indicating a tendency to focus on intended meanings; the other concentrating on more than one level of reception of Buddhist art in a liturgical context.
Buddhism And The Arts Of Japan
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Author : Richard B. Pilgrim
language : en
Publisher: Anima Press
Release Date : 1981
Buddhism And The Arts Of Japan written by Richard B. Pilgrim and has been published by Anima Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Art categories.
The Art Of Buddhism
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Author : Denise Patry Leidy
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2008
The Art Of Buddhism written by Denise Patry Leidy and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Art categories.
More than two hundred photographs-most in stunning full color-provide 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.
The Art Of Buddhism
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Author : Denise Patry Leidy
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2009-10-06
The Art Of Buddhism written by Denise Patry Leidy and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-06 with Art categories.
As its teachings spread from the Indian subcontinent in all directions across Asia, Buddhism influenced every culture it touched—from Afghanistan to Korea, from Mongolia to Java. Buddhist art is a radiant reflection of the encounter of the Buddha’s teachings with the diverse civilizations that came under their sway. It is also an intriguing visual record of the evolution of Buddhist practice and philosophy over a period of more than two millennia. More than two hundred photographs provide the visual context for this tour of the world of Buddhist art. Included in the rich variety of forms are architecture and monumental art, statuary, paintings, calligraphy, fresco, brushwork, and textile arts. Denise Leidy’s guide is the perfect introductory text for all those intrigued by this splendid aesthetic tradition. It also an essential resource for all who seek to understand Buddhist art as teaching.
Buddhist Art
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Author : Pratapaditya Pal
language : en
Publisher: Marg Publications
Release Date : 2007
Buddhist Art written by Pratapaditya Pal and has been published by Marg Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Buddhist art categories.
New insights and interpretations of symbols and images explain the interrelationships of Buddhist art and literary traditions from the 1st century BCE to the 10th century CE.
Religion Of Art
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Author : Sangharakshita
language : en
Publisher: Windhorse Publications
Release Date : 2012-05-31
Religion Of Art written by Sangharakshita and has been published by Windhorse Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-31 with Religion categories.
In this collection of four essays, Sangharakshita - a Buddhist teacher and poet - discusses how art, like religion, can challenge our perceptions, awareness and experience of truth. Recounting his own experiences as a young monk and poet, he urges the reader to apply a similar kind of awareness in looking at art to that developed in meditation. In so doing he shows how both have the power to transform the way we see ourselves and the world. This new edition has been entirely reset and features a timeless new cover and introduction by Dhivan.
Word Embodied
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Author : Halle O'Neal
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-10-26
Word Embodied written by Halle O'Neal and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-26 with History categories.
"In this study of the Japanese jeweled pagoda mandalas, Halle O’Neal reveals the entangled realms of sacred body, beauty, and salvation. Much of the previous scholarship on these paintings concentrates on formal analysis and iconographic study of their narrative vignettes. This has marginalized the intriguing interplay of text and image at their heart, precluding a holistic understanding of the mandalas and diluting their full import in Buddhist visual culture. Word Embodied offers an alternative methodology, developing interdisciplinary insights into the social, religious, and artistic implications of this provocative entwining of word and image.O’Neal unpacks the paintings’ revolutionary use of text as picture to show how this visual conflation mirrors important conceptual indivisibilities in medieval Japan. The textual pagoda projects the complex constellation of relics, reliquaries, scripture, and body in religious doctrine, practice, and art. Word Embodied also expands our thinking about the demands of viewing, recasting the audience as active producers of meaning and offering a novel perspective on disciplinary discussions of word and image that often presuppose an ontological divide between them. This examination of the jeweled pagoda mandalas, therefore, recovers crucial dynamics underlying Japanese Buddhist art, including invisibility, performative viewing, and the spectacular visualizations of embodiment."
Symbolism In Tibetan Buddhist Art
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Author : Dave Glantz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-11-17
Symbolism In Tibetan Buddhist Art written by Dave Glantz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-17 with categories.
This exploration and explanation of Tibetan Buddhist symbols uses full color images of the actual art work painted over the centuries in Tibet. By using the actual art work the context is kept and expounded on so the reader can fully appreciate the depth of meaning, for example, that an object surrounded by flames and kusha grass set in the Mahamudra Mists conveys. Explanations are offered into the various layers of those meanings and how they can be applied by any person seeking truth and self-awareness on the path to enlightenment. This leads to a powerful multilayered message and instruction that the viewer and reader can apply to their own journey. The actual teachings of Buddha are used to explain the Path to Awareness along with commentary. ~~~ We have ventured into the wisdom secrets of the esoteric world of tantric Tibetan Buddhism, providing in-depth explanations along with translations of the originating texts from noted teachers such as Tilopa, Milarepa, and Naropa among others. Along the way we provide context to the symbols, so when symbols have divergent meanings the viewer can determine which meaning applies to that particular depiction.~~~For example, delving into a seemingly simple depictions of cinnabar, showing how it is used to connect to the mind-stream, through both the use of cinnabar and the thought process shown in the multilayered context of actual Tibetan art. How to apply it to help focus meditation and access primordial wisdom and additionally, cinnabar is recommended by Buddha for use to access that supernormal wisdom. ~~~Another example would be the yin-yang symbol: what does it have to do with the Dharma Wheel and the Eightfold Noble Path? We show the relationships provided by context in ways no other book has explored.
The Buddha Image
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Author : Yuvraj Krishan
language : en
Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Release Date : 1996
The Buddha Image written by Yuvraj Krishan and has been published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Art categories.
Illustrations: 247 b/w illustrations Description: This book deals with crucial though controversial questions in Buddhist art: the origin of the Buddha image and the iconography of the Buddha images. The earliest Buddhist art of Sanchi and Bharhut is aniconic : The Buddha is represented in symbols only. In the later Buddhist art of Gandhara and Mathura, the Buddha is represented in human form: he is the principal subject of sculptural art. The book seeks to explore the geographical area in which the image of the Buddha first emerged and whether the Buddhist doctrines-Hinayana or Mahayana-had anything to do with this transformation. The Buddha image, as developed eventually at Sarnath, became the model for the Buddha images in whole of Asia, south-east, central and eastern Asia. The iconographic features of the Buddha image are superficially an aberration, being in apparent conflict with the doctrine. The Buddha had cut off his hair at the time of his renunciation; the rules of the order enjoin that a monk must be tonsured and must discard and eschew all riches. However, in his images, the Buddha has hair on his head; later he is also endowed with a crown and jewels. After an exhaustive examination of the views of various scholars, the book answers these questions and resolves the controversies on the basis of literary, numismatic and epigraphic sources. More importantly it makes use of the valuable evidence from the contemporaneous Jaina art : Aniconism of early Jaina art and the iconographic features of Jaina images. The implications of this study are also important : Does India owe idolatry to Buddhism? Was this of foreign inspiration? Was the Buddha image fashioned after the Vedic Brahma and whether the Buddha's usnisa and Buddhist art motifs are rooted in the Vedic tradition? The book is profusely illustrated and provides rich and stimulating fare to students of Indian art in general and of Buddhist art in particular.
Buddhist Art In Its Relation To Buddhist Ideals
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Author : Masaharu Anesaki
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1915
Buddhist Art In Its Relation To Buddhist Ideals written by Masaharu Anesaki and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1915 with Art categories.