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Books on: buddhism and art

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The Religious World of Kirti Sri: Buddhism, Art, and Politics in Late Medieval Sri Lanka

Book by John Clifford Holt; Oxford University Press, 1996

Subjects:

Buddhism--Sri Lanka--History, Kirti Sri Rajasinha--King of Ceylon--d. 1780 or 1782--Religion

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Holt, John, 1948- The religious world of Kiri Sri: Buddhism, art, and politics in late medieval Sri Lanka / John Clifford...19-509705-X; ISBN 0-19-510757-8 pbk. 1. Buddhism-- Sri Lanka--History. 2. Kirti Sri Rajasinha...
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Haunting the Buddha: Indian Popular Religions and the Formation of Buddhism

Book by Robert DeCaroli; Oxford University Press, 2004

Subjects:

Art And Mythology, Art, Buddhist--India, Buddhism--India--History, Gods, Buddhist, In Art

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...the West) and what the art informs us about the actual...disjuncture between textual Buddhism and early Buddhist art is a byproduct of the way Buddhism has traditionally been studied...evidence in the study of Buddhism and the primacy that has...
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Zen and Oriental Art

Book by Hugo Munsterberg; Charles E. Tuttle Publishing, 1965

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Art, Buddhist, Art, Japanese, Zen Buddhism

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...In the fourteenth century, Chan Buddhism and the art which it inspired underwent a drastic...either Chan monks or close to Chan Buddhism. Several of them, especially Shih...for several centuries before Chan art became important.
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Westward Dharma: Buddhism beyond Asia

Book by Charles S. Prebish, Martin Baumann; University of California Press, 2002

Subjects:

Buddhism--History--20th Century, Buddhism--Missions--History, Globalization--Religious Aspects--Buddhism

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...be that a completed work of art can manifest these influences...one hundred and fifty years of art history is arranged in roughly...Buddhist influence into Western art. The first, a sort of faddish...changes, particularly in the fine arts. In the second phase, we find...the first steps to understand Buddhism in its Asian contexts. The...
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Buddhism in the Modern World: Adaptations of an Ancient Tradition

Book by Steven Heine, Charles S. Prebish; Oxford University Press, 2003

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Buddhism--History--20th Century

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...may be replaced with a postmodern Buddhism of a combative, ethnic-based...Dambulla: Their Role in Sinhalese Buddhism and Nationalism, Southeast Conference...Religious World of Kirti Sri: Buddhism, Art, and Politics in Late Medieval...

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Journal Articles on: buddhism and art

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The Buddha's Finger Bones at Famensi and the Art of Chinese Esoteric Buddhism

Journal article by Robert H. Sharf; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 93, 2011

Subjects:

Buddhism, Fingers & toes

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...historians, archaeologists, art historians, and scholars of Buddhism. The latter were particularly...connected with Esoteric Buddhism are few and far between...philosophy, and the arts. In Japan the vast panoply...textual, epigraphic, art historical, or archaeological...be known as Esoteric Buddhism was ever imagined as...
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Switching Sites and Identities: the Foudner's Statue at the Buddhist Temple Korin' in

Journal article by Gregory P. Levine; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 83, 2001

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Art criticism, Art history, Buddhism, Japan, Jofu, Shokei (1475-1536), Sculpture, Social life & customs

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...exchanges with scholars of Buddhism, moreover, art historians have begun...at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Seikado Bunko Art Museum, Tokyo.106...Meiji persecution of Buddhism. While the images autochthonic...escaped diversion into the art market and did not face...
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Changing Patterns of Divinity and Reform in the Late Northern Wei

Journal article by Katherine R. Tsiang; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 84, 2002

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Art criticism, Buddhism, China, Reforms, Religious icons

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...imagery characteristic of Chinese art replaced the foreign-derived...previous scholarship on the art of this period has regarded...rain, are represented in the art of painted murals, carved stone...introduction of the foreign images of Buddhism, the Chinese might readily...
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Canonizing Kannon: the Ninth-century Esoteric Buddhist Altar at Kanshinji

Journal article by Cynthea J. Bogel; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 84, 2002

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Art history, Buddhism, Mosques & temples, Sculpture

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Esoteric school of Buddhism. Paired with other...literature on Esoteric art. Because Shingon...works on Esoteric art, including Sawa...attitudes toward Buddhism. Many Western researchers...are normalized: art historians consider...characterization of Esoteric Buddhism as enigmatic or sensual...
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Behind the Sensationalism: Images of a Decaying Corpse in Japanese Buddhist Art

Journal article by Fusae Kanda; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 87, 2005

Subjects:

Art history, Buddhism, Decomposition, Human remains, Japan, Painting

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Corpse in Japanese Buddhist Art by Fusae Kanda One of the most provocative images in Japanese art is the kusozu, a graphic depiction...chronological panorama of Japanese art history, this image represents...centuries. Since the arrival of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century...

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Magazine Articles on: buddhism and art

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Following Two Paths: Buddhism and Feminism

Magazine article by Debra Huron; Herizons, Vol. 10, Fall 1996

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Art, Buddhism, International, Literature, Religion, Spirituality

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

Following Two Paths: Buddhism and Feminism by Debra Huron Following two Paths: Buddhism and Feminism In the late 20th century, women are putting their stamp on Buddhism like never before. While two International conferences for Buddhist nuns...
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Buddha of Nagapattinam

Magazine article by Anne Sautman; School Arts, Vol. 105, January 2006

Subjects:

Art education, Buddhism, Gautama Buddha, Lamaism, Teaching--Methods

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Entire Library

...merchants continued to practice Buddhism in the coastal town of Nagapattinam...teaching? A Closer Look at Buddhism In his first speech, Buddha...8path.html. Resources Art Access: Art of India, Himalayas...teacher resource on "The Art of Buddhism" is available to download...
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A Diagram of the Universe

Magazine article by Susan Rotilie; School Arts, Vol. 102, February 2003

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Buddhism, Lamaism, Mandala--Analysis, Mandala--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Entire Library

...educational resources from the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. You can access thousands of works of art through the Art Gallery section of the site. Did you...actually made at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts by monks of the Gyuto University? You...
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About the Cover Art: The Prayer Stick Series

Magazine article by Barbara Kerstetter; Cross Currents, Spring-Summer 2000

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Artists--Personal narratives, Buddhism--Rites and ceremonies, Drawing--Technique

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

About the Cover Art: The Prayer Stick Series. by BARBARA KERSTETTER...predominated. I know a curator of Japanese art. After months of ceremonial drawing, I...had become a morning ritual. I dont make art about religious concepts. I make art about...
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The Sky So Blue: Wilderness and the Art of Introduction

Magazine article by Carol Dysinger; Cross Currents, Vol. 51, Fall 2001

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Wilderness areas--Religious aspects, Zen Buddhism--Personal narratives

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

The Sky So Blue: Wilderness and the Art of Introduction by CAROL DYSINGER To study the Buddha Way is to...canoeing and swimming in Chesapeake Bay, teaching us the intricate art of dodging jellyfish. His lore of the water and the woods was given...

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Newspaper Articles on: buddhism and art

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Marrying Buddhism and Painting; Vivienne Williams' Uplifting and Meditative Paintings Have Changed Subtly but Profoundly in Recent Years. Jenny White Takes a Look at Her Latest Exhibition and Discoverswhy

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), April 24, 2009

Subjects:

Buddhism, Lamaism

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Marrying Buddhism and Painting; Vivienne Williams...literary response to the visual arts, and lived in Italy then Australia...devote myself full time to Buddhism, or to paint. I didnt realise...could commit herself to both Buddhism and painting, and that each...she had decided to commit to art, things happened quickly...
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Art Notes

Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), February 7, 2008

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Zen Buddhism

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Art Notes. Byline: The Register-Guard Calligrapher to discuss his art and Buddhism Zen Buddhism scholar and calligrapher Kaz Tanahashi...Meaning of Circles: Calligraphy in Zen Buddhism" at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Jordan...
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Zen and the Art of Meditation

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 15, 2009

Subjects:

Buddhism, Lamaism

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Zen and the Art of Meditation. Byline: Julia Duin...his inauguration speech, he left out Buddhism, the worlds fourth largest religion...meditation groups devoted to Zen, a school of Buddhism originating in seventh-century China...
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Exploring the Birth of Buddhism

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), July 29, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Exploring the Birth of Buddhism. Byline: By KAREN PRICE Western...to reveal their support for Buddhism in the past. Now, in the...Ogwen goes in search of the art and architecture of the religion...Siddhartha Gautama and the birth of Buddhism. His first destination is...
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Spiritual Masters of the Martial Arts; Coffee Break Preview the Shaolin Monks St David's Hall, Cardiff

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), October 29, 2008

Subjects:

Martial arts

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...applied the discipline of martial arts as a unique manifestation of...to demonstrate their martial arts expertise. Wheel of Life showcases...traditional iconography of oriental Buddhism and the technical sophistication...the monks themselves. Their art enables them to shatter wooden...backgrounds are taught Zen Buddhism alongside computer studies...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: buddhism and art

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Pure Land Buddhism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...divided the development of Buddhism into three ages: that of the...Paradise." In Japan, Pure Land Buddhism was established as a sect by...the influence of Pure Land Buddhism on Chinese and Japanese Buddhist art. For translations of the Pure...
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Zen Buddhism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...E. Herrigels Zen in the Art of Archery (1971) and...also E. Fromm, ed., Zen Buddhism and Psychoanalysis (1960...Suzuki, Essays in Zen Buddhism (new ed., 3 vol., 1971), A Manual of Zen Buddhism (1950, repr. 1960...
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Tibetan Art and Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...in character (see Tibetan Buddhism ). The art of Tibetan Lamaism retains...forms of both Hinduism and Buddhism in India and Nepal, and was later influenced by the arts of China. In architecture...Marchais Center of Tibetan Arts, Staten Island, New York...Los Angeles County Museum of Art. See A. K. Gordon, The...
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Chinese Art

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...staccato dots. Calligraphy and the Minor Arts The mastery of brushwork was directly...regarded by the Chinese as the highest art form. Masters of calligraphy such as...and many other of the so-called minor arts, the world owes an incalculable debt...Modern Times Western influence on Chinese art has been evident since the late 17th cent...affected the art of Western Europe as well. Art under Communism After the Communists came to power in 1949 the graphic arts useful to political propaganda were encouraged...
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Japanese Art

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...tradition of Japanese art was firmly established...of the introduction of Buddhism in the 6th cent. The teaching of the arts through the medium of...its history Japanese art has relied heavily on...cent., Mus. of Fine Arts, Boston). In this art form the affairs of people...painting. The Zen sect of Buddhism, which enjoyed a growing...

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