"A major collection of important essays by many of the leading scholars in the field of Buddhism, including Phyllis Granoff from Yale University, T.H. Barrett from the University of London, Raoul Birnbaum from University of California, Toru Funayama from Kyoto University, Eugene…
"A major collection of important essays by many of the leading scholars in the field of Buddhism, including Phyllis Granoff from Yale University, T.H. Barrett from the University of London, Raoul Birnbaum from University of California, Toru Funayama from Kyoto University, Eugene…
Early Buddhist art of China and Central Asia
The earliest Buddhist art of China can only be understood when seen in relation to a wider area comprising Central Asia and India. This is exactly the purpose of the underlying volume. Presenting the earliest Buddhist art of China in its wider context of the Bactrian and Souther…
"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…
