"There are no images of the Buddha in early Buddhist art. Instead, signs like a tree, a wheel, a seat and footprints seem to point to his presence. This so-called Buddhist aniconic art has been explained by a prohibition against images of the Buddha or by a doctrine that made it…
"There are no images of the Buddha in early Buddhist art. Instead, signs like a tree, a wheel, a seat and footprints seem to point to his presence. This so-called Buddhist aniconic art has been explained by a prohibition against images of the Buddha or by a doctrine that made it…
Siddhartha
by Brenner, Jacques, Hesse, Hermann
fromLivre de poche (Bernard Grasset (Firm))
Un jour vient où l'enseignement traditionnel donné aux brahmanes ne suffit plus au jeune Siddhartha. Quand des ascètes samanas passent dans la ville, il les suit, se familiarise avec toutes leurs pratiques mais n'arrive pas à trouver la paix de l'âme recherchée. Puis c'est la re…