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Studies in Hindu and Buddhist Art
by P. K. Mishra. 414 pgs.
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1: A Contemporary Iconic Tradition
2: A Note on Usn�sa-Sit�tapatr� Pratyamgir� Dh�ran�
3: A Rare Image of Nat�mbara in Sambalpur University Museum
4: Architecture and Town-Planning in the Pur�nas
5: Birds in Ancient Indian Art
6: Emergence of Avalokite�vara
7: Four Images of the Buddhist Goddess Apar�jit�
8: Horse and Horse-Headed Deity of North-Eastern India
9: Influence of Br�hmanism on Early Siamese Art
10: Lakul��a to R�jaguru
11: P�r�v�ndtha Images at Ellor�—a Study in Iconography
12: Lord Siva and Siva Icons in Assam
13: The Background of Mughal Painting
14: The Five Deities of Pañcop�san�
15: The Mihrabs in the 14th Century Adina Mosque in Pandua, India
16: Twenty-Four Forms of Visnu Discovered on the Outer Wall of Jagann�tha Temple, Puri
17: Two Rare M�trk� Images from Lower Bengal
Section Ii-Culture 18 Br�hmana in Early Medieval Kashmir
19: Dance at the Crossroads
20: Introduction of Buddhist Philosophy in China
21: Jainism Vis-A-Vis Brahmanism and Buddhism
22: K�lacakray�na
23: Organized Bodhisattvas
24: Our Ethical and Spiritual Heritage
25: Sarasvat� V�c, the Sacral Word and the Supreme Cosmic Goddess
26: Some Aspects of Laotian Culture
27: The Gop�la-Krsna Sub-Sect in Rajasthan
28: The Hermeneutics of Swami Vivekananda
29: Therav�da Buddhist Liturgy
30: Zen Buddhism in Japan-A Comparative Study
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Early Buddhist Art of China and Central Asia, Vol. One
by Marylin Martin Rhie. 888 pgs.
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Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Chapter One: The Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.)
Chapter Two: (A.D. 220-317)
Chapter Three: Western Central Asia
Chapter Four: Eastern Central Asia
Chapter Five: Eastern Central Asia
C Lou-Lan
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index
3 .
Zen and Oriental Art
by Hugo Munsterberg. 160 pgs.
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List of Illustrations
Preface
Chapter One the Origin and Nature of Zen Buddhism
Chapter Two the Introduction and Development of Zen in Japan
Chapter Three Chinese Painting Under Ch'An Inspiration
Chapter Four Zen Painting in Japan
Chapter Five Cha-No-Yu and Zen
Chapter Six Zen in Japanese Architecture
Chapter Seven Zen in Japanese Gardens
Chapter Eight Zen and Modern Art
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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Buddhist Cave Paintings at Tun-Huang
by Basil Gray. 186 pgs.
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Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
History of Tun-Huang
Buddhist Painting in Central Asia And Its Influence at Tun-Huang
Notes on the Plates
Bibliography
Index
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Paintings of the Lotus Sutra
by Willa J. Tanabe. 324 pgs.
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List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One an Overview of the Text
Chapter Two the Characteristics of Lotus Sutra-Related Practice
Chapter Three Copying the Lotus Sutra
Chapter Four the Decorative Tradition of Frontispiece Painting
Chapter Five the Literal Tradition of Frontispiece Paintings
Chapter Six the Transformation of the Text into Painting
Chapter Seven the Paintings as Text
Summary
Plates
Appendix One Data on Plates and Figures
Appendix Two
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
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The Religious World of Kirti Sri: Buddhism, Art, and Politics in Late Medieval Sri Lanka
by John Clifford Holt. 152 pgs.
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1: Kīrti Śrī's Predicament
2: Discourses of a Buddhist King
3: A Visual Liturgy
Details of the Liturgy: Wall Paintings from the Time of Kīrti Śrī
4: Royalty Reborn
5: Implications for Theory and Method
6: Postscript: Ethnic Identity and Alienation
Appendix the Religious Works of Kīrti Śrī at Gangārāma and Ridī Vihāra
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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Amaravati: Buddhist Sculpture from the Great Stupa
by Douglas Barrett. 126 pgs.
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PREFACE
ABBREVIATIONS
The Early History of the Deccan
The Discovery of the Amarāvatī Stūpa
The Form of the Stūpa
The Date and Style of the Sculptures
Appendix: The Buddha Image at Amarāvatī
Catalogue
Concordances
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The Art and Architecture of India: Buddhist, Hindu, Jain
by Benjamin Rowland. 292 pgs.
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List of Figures
List of Plates
Acknowledgements
Part One: The Prehistoric and Epic Periods in Art and Religion
Chapter 2: The Proto-Historic Period: the Indus Valley Civilization
Chapter 3: The Epic Period: Vedic and Pre-Maurya Civilizations
Chapter 4: The Epic Period: the Religions of India
Part Two: The Early Classic Periods
Chapter 6: The Śunga Period (185-72, B.C.)
Chapter 7: The Early Āndhra Period (72-25 B.C.)
Chapter 8: The Rock-Cut Sanctuaries of Early Buddhism
Part Three: Romano - Indian Art in North - West India and Central Asia
Chapter 10: Art Under the Kushans Ii. MathurĀ: the Indian Phase
Chapter II: Afghanistan: the Road to Central Asia
Chapter 12: Buddhist Art in Turkestan
Chapter 13: The Art of Kashmir
Part Four: The Golden Age and End of Buddhist Art
Chapter 15: The Golden Age: the Gupta Period
Chapter 16: Late Buddhist Art in India, Nepal, and Tibet
Part Five: The Hindu Renaissance
Chapter 18: South Indian Bronzes
Chapter 19: Painting of the Period of the Hindu Dynasties: Wall-Paintings and Miniatures
Part Six: Indian Art in Ceylon and South-East Asia
Chapter 21: Cambodia: the Art and Architecture of the Khmers
Chapter 22: Art and Architecture in Siam
Chapter 23: The Art and Architecture of Burma
Chapter 24: Java
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
The Plates
Index
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Japan: Ancient Buddhist Paintings
by Takaaki Matsushita. 94 pgs.
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Haunting the Buddha: Indian Popular Religions and the Formation of Buddhism
by Robert DeCaroli. 230 pgs.
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1: Coming to Terms
2: Making Believers
3: Set in Stone
4: Ghost Stories
5: The Politics of Enlightenment
6: Policing the Monastery
7: Passage from India
8: Confronting Their Demons
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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The Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism
by Antoinette K. Gordon. 134 pgs.
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Foreword
Foreword to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments
Contents
Illustrations
Introduction
Sanskrit Pronunciation
Terms in General Use
Origin of Buddhism and Its Development into Lamaism
Ritual Objects
Talismans
Symbols
Paintings
Trikāya System
Classification of Sacred Images
Key to Sacred Images
Identification Examples
Ādibuddha
Dhyānibuddhas
Mānuṣibuddhas
Buddhas
Forms of Śākyamuni (gautama Buddha)
Medicine Buddhas
Thirty-Five Buddhas of Confession
Dhyānibodhisattvas
Forms of Vajrapāṇi
Forms of Avalokiteśvara
Feminine Divinities
Ḍākinīs
Yi-Dam
Dharmapāla
Minor Gods
Mahāsiddhas
Nonhuman Types
Greater Maṇḍala of the Chönyid Bardo
Local Gods
Historical Persons Deified
The Narthang Series of Thirty-One Thang-Kas
Bibliography
Index
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Tibetan Religious Art
by Antoinette K. Gordon. 106 pgs.
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Introduction to the Second Edition
Preface
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Buddhism and Lamaism
The Pantheon of Deities and Divinities1
Temple Paintings (thang-Kas)
Images
Books and Wood Blocks
Votive Tablets
Ritual Objects
Robes and Masks
Metal Work, Musical Instruments, and Jewelry
Butter Sculpture and Sand Mandalas
Calligraphy
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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