A comprehensive study of the relationship between Buddhist pilgrimage and Asian visual culture According to sacred texts, the historical Buddha encouraged his disciples to make pilgrimages to sites associated with his life. As sacred images of the Buddha proliferated over time, it is said that his relics were divided among 84,000 South Asian sites of Buddhist worship, or stupas. This abundance of sacred sites in turn rendered pilgrimage and worship increasingly prominent influences on Asian culture and daily life. ...
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A comprehensive study of the relationship between Buddhist pilgrimage and Asian visual culture According to sacred texts, the historical Buddha encouraged his disciples to make pilgrimages to sites associated with his life. As sacred images of the Buddha proliferated over time, it is said that his relics were divided among 84,000 South Asian sites of Buddhist worship, or stupas. This abundance of sacred sites in turn rendered pilgrimage and worship increasingly prominent influences on Asian culture and daily life. Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art employs sacred objects, textiles, sculpture, manuscripts, and paintings to discuss the relationship between Buddhist pilgrimage and Asia's artistic production. Accompanying an exhibition of approximately 90 extraordinary objects, many of which have never before been displayed publicly, this book addresses the process of the sacred journey in its entirety, including discussion of pilgrimage motivation, ritual preparation, and worship at the sacred destination. Exceptional and visually stunning examples of painted mandalas, reliquaries, prayer wheels, and traveling shrines demonstrate that pilgrims and pilgrimage inspired centuries of artistic production and shaped the development of visual culture in Asia. Through insightful essays by a team of scholars, Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art illuminates artwork's complex role in Buddhist culture, in which art serves as a form of memory and a bridge to the spiritual world as well as a functional tool with temporal purposes. Published in association with the Asia Society Museum Exhibition Schedule: Asia Society Museum, New York (March 16-June 20, 2010)
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Near Fine. pg edges toned. Pictorial boards w/ printing. book xi, 211 pgs w/ color illustrations. 93 wonderfully illustrated & annotated items of Buddhist art. Includes many essay. Very nice and clean. Exhibition held Mar. 16-June 20, 2010, Asia Society Museum, New York, N.Y.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0300155662. Glossy pictorial hardcover. First edition. Book is in fine condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Historic photos and color reproductions throughout. 4to. 212pp.; 4to 11"-13" tall.
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Very Good+ Size: 11x10x1; Sealed hardcover in shrink wrap with additional plastic over wrapping. 2nd plastic wrap has some wear which does not effect the interior-unopened and unread. An excellent copy. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.
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