Marshall, Sir John et al.
Vol.1: Text. Vols.2-3: Plates I-CXLI.;The author discusses the history of Sanchi, the description of monuments and their sculptural wealth offering insight into contemporary Indian culture, beliefs and superstitions, arms and armaments, musical instruments etc.
ISBN: 9789814408271, 9814408271
Shaping a period of more than a thousand years, Myanmar Architecture captures the historical essence of a rich culture influenced by trade, Buddhism and colonialism. It also presents a rare chance to gain an insight into the rich traditions, culture and history of a country long-hidden from the outside world. Full-colour photographs capture the ancient spirit of this beautiful land and an infor...
Karko, Kate
ISBN: 9780340767399, 0340767391
This book is about an exchange of cultures and is an intimate portrayal of the life of the Tibetan nomads. Beautifully written and compellingly told, Namma is a travel book and a love story for our times.
Jackson, David P
ISBN: 9780977213184, 0977213188
In this book, the author identifies the full extent of the Beri style. Featuring several major works, including a painting of four minutely detailed mandalas by fifteenth-century Newari artist and the last two known commissions in the Beri style, the book places Beri in a context more complex than previously imagined.
Chandra, Lokesh et al
ISBN: 9788177421422, 8177421425
The Nispannayogavali has been a major source for the identification and symbolism of the mandalas for the last sixty years. It was written by Abhayakaragupta who headed the great Vikramasila monastery. Born as the son of the King of Singala, he was ordained in the Sarvastivada tradition, and studied the Tantras at Nalanda and Vikramasila.
Krishnan, Gauri Parimoo
ISBN: 9789810595692, 9810595697
ISBN: 9788185026336, 8185026335
In three sections on architectural monuments, sculpture, and painting and fabric images, the essays in this volume cover monasteries, palaces, icons, wall-paintings, and the most widely known form of Tibetan art - Thankas. From the time of the Yarlung dynasty when Tibet was a formidable power, to the continuing and relentless Sinification of Tibetan culture, and going beyond political boundarie...
Srivastava, Kamal Shankar
ISBN: 9788131302422, 8131302423
This book attempts to deal exhaustively the images of Bodhisattvas, Buddha as their origin, development and their iconograpic study. The various phases and development of symbolic, theriomorphic, anthropmorphic as well as divine icons of Gautama, the Buddha are described in this present work.
Chutiwongs, Nandana et al
ISBN: 9789556130058, 9556130055
Dambulla is one of the most famous cave shrines with paintings in Sri Lanka.
Chutiwongs, Nandana et al
ISBN: 9789556130232, 9556130233
The Samudragiri Vihara is situated in the village of Veheragalla, Mirissa, in the Matara District of Sri Lanka.
Chutiwongs, Nandana et al.
ISBN: 9789556130256, 955613025X
(24 pages in Sinhalese, 28-126 in English). Description of plates in Sinhalese and English.
Haldar, Asitkumar
ISBN: 9789381640500, 9381640505
The volume contains 32 paintings of Haldar depicting the life of Lord Buddha, with annotations and introduction by the editors.
ISBN: 9789749863459, 9749863453
The book examines a single monument in detail, from several perspectives. It presents new data and proposes interesting new theories. The study of monument like Wat si Chum is an exercise in education.
ISBN: 9780300155662, 0300155662
The concept of Buddhist pilgrimage as it developed throughout Asia, becoming the impetus for new forms of art and visual culture, is the subject of this Asia Society exhibition, Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art, which brings together more than ninety objects from significant North American museum and private collections.
Talim, Meena
ISBN: 9789380852935, 9380852932
Based on Buddhist literary sources, the present book compiles a research on two Buddhist caves, namely Lonad at Kalyana and Pandava-Leni at Nasik.
Vignato, Giuseppe et al.
ISBN: 9789387496750, 9387496759
The innovative approach to the study of Kuchean Buddhism presented in this book examines the material remains in order to identify the type of Buddhism practiced in the region, which left its traces in the rock- and surface monasteries. In addition to drawing upon as yet unpublished data from in situ fieldwork, this study also undertakes a detailed reading of the records and photographs of earl...
Rao, Rekha
ISBN: 9788177421354, 8177421352
Rani ki Vav--a seven storey stepwell in Patan, Gujarat, is a golden monument studded with beautiful sculptures of gods, goddesses and semi-divines, over 800 in number. The beautifully adorned male deities, hitherto acknowledged as various Brahmanical gods, have now been identified as Bodhisattvas of five Dhyani Buddhas because of the presence of a mini-Buddha on top of each figure. The goddesse...
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