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331 pages 24 cm, In this book the author surveys one of the world's great religions that has left an imprint upon the art of a number of Asian countries, from India to China, and Japan from the earliest times to the modern age, Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-318), Foreword -- Introduction: Oecuminical unity of Buddhist art -- PART I: THE SPREAD OF BUDDHIST ART THROUGH ASIA: India -- Ceylon -- Indonesia -- Indochina -- Central Asia -- China -- Korea -- Japan -- Conclusions -- PART II: TYPES AND FORMS: From the Stupa to the pagoda -- Monasteries and temples -- The Buddhist image -- The hierarchy of sacred figures -- Narrative works -- Symbolism and ornamentation -- APPENDICES

Author

Seckel, Dietrich, 1910-2007

Publisher

New York, Crown Publishers

Published

1964

Language

EN

Subjects

Art, Arts