Download or read book Buddhist Treasures from Nara written by Michael R. Cunningham and published by Hudson Hills Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificent volume commemorates a historic exhibition that brought early Buddhist treasures from Japan's ancient capital, mostly from the Nara National Museum, on their first visit to the West. Here are 87 transcendent masterpieces: archaeological finds, paintings, sculpture, crafts, and calligraphy from the seventh through the fourteenth centuries, works that capture Buddhism's yearning for a state of grace and for communion with the divine.
Download or read book Buddhist Treasures from Nara written by Michael R. Cunningham and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treasures of Buddhist Art from the Saidai ji Temple Nara written by Nara Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treasures of Buddhist art from the Saidai ji temple Nara written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of Art Treasures of Ten Great Temples of Nara written by and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great Eastern Temple written by John M. Rosenfield and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of the Old Shrines and Temples and Their Treasures in Japan written by Japan. Monbushō. Shūkyōkyoku and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treasures of the Buddha written by Tom Lowenstein and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Treasures of the Buddha presents, in stunning color photographs, a vivid portrait of Buddhism including its teachings and its great treasures -- from its place of origin in northern India and out among the different kingdoms and empires of central, southern and eastern Asia.
Download or read book Illustrated catalogue of the collection of Nara National Museum written by Nara-Kokuritsu-Hakubutsukan and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Official Guide to Nara written by Nara (Prefecture). Government Office and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Complete Guide to Nara written by Aisaburō Akiyama and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great Age of Japanese Buddhist Sculpture AD 600 1300 written by Kyōtarō Nishikawa and published by Art Media Resources. This book was released on 1982 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalog of the first exhibition of classic Japanese sculpture to tour the United States. The period represented, the seventh to the fourteenth centuries, was the definitive age in the history of this art form, encompassing its introduction from Korea, its assimilation, flourishing, and decline. The fifty-two pieces included in the show were drawn from active temples and major museum collections.
Download or read book Nara written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Art of Buddhism written by Denise Patry Leidy and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As its teachings spread from the Indian subcontinent in all directions across Asia, Buddhism influenced every culture it touched—from Afghanistan to Korea, from Mongolia to Java. Buddhist art is a radiant reflection of the encounter of the Buddha’s teachings with the diverse civilizations that came under their sway. It is also an intriguing visual record of the evolution of Buddhist practice and philosophy over a period of more than two millennia. More than two hundred photographs provide the visual context for this tour of the world of Buddhist art. Included in the rich variety of forms are architecture and monumental art, statuary, paintings, calligraphy, fresco, brushwork, and textile arts. Denise Leidy’s guide is the perfect introductory text for all those intrigued by this splendid aesthetic tradition. It also an essential resource for all who seek to understand Buddhist art as teaching.
Download or read book Buddhist Temples in Nara Prefecture written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Abe Monju-in, Asuka-dera, Buddhist Monuments in the H ry -ji Area, Butsury -ji, Chikurin-ji, Ch g -ji, Daian-ji, Enj -ji, Enpuku-ji (Nara), Ensh -ji (Nara), Futai-ji, Gang -ji, Hase-dera, Hokke-ji, Hokki-ji, H rin-ji (Nara), H zan-ji, Jinraku-ji, Kawara-dera, Kimpusen-ji, K fuku-ji, Mur -ji, Nanto Shichi Daiji, Nigatsu-d, Oka-dera, minesan-ji, no-ji, Ry sen-ji (Nara), Saidai-ji, Shin-Yakushi-ji, Sh s in, Taima-dera, Tanzan Shrine, T dai-ji, T sh dai-ji, Yamada-dera. Excerpt: H ry -ji, lit. Temple of the Flourishing Law) is a Buddhist temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Its full name is H ry Gakumonji ( ), or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, the complex serving as both a seminary and monastery. The temple's pagoda is widely acknowledged to be one of the oldest wooden buildings existing in the world, underscoring H ry -ji's place as one of the most celebrated temples in Japan. In 1993, H ry -ji was inscribed together with Hokki-ji as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Buddhist Monuments in the H ry -ji Area. The Japanese government lists several of its structures, sculptures and artifacts as National Treasures. Shichid garanThe temple was originally commissioned by Prince Sh toku; at the time it was called Ikaruga-dera ( ), a name that is still sometimes used. This first temple is believed to have been completed by 607. H ry -ji was dedicated to Yakushi Nyorai, the Buddha of healing and in honor of the prince's father. Excavations done in 1939 confirmed that Prince Shotoku's palace, the Ikaruga-no-miya ( ), occupied the eastern part of the current temple complex, where the T -in ( ) sits today. Also discovered were the ruins of a temple complex which was southwest of the prince's palace and not completely within the...
Download or read book Behold the Buddha written by James C. Dobbins and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Images of the Buddha are everywhere—not just in temples but also in museums and homes and online—but what these images mean largely depends on the background and circumstance of those viewing them. In Behold the Buddha, James Dobbins invites readers to imagine how premodern Japanese Buddhists understood and experienced icons in temple settings long before the advent of museums and the internet. Although widely portrayed in the last century as visual emblems of great religious truths or as exquisite works of Asian art, Buddhist images were traditionally treated as the very embodiment of the Buddha, his palpable presence among people. Hence, Buddhists approached them as living entities in their own right—that is, as awakened icons with whom they could interact religiously. Dobbins begins by reflecting on art museums, where many non-Buddhists first encounter images of the Buddha, before outlining the complex Western response to them in previous centuries. He next elucidates images as visual representations of the story of the Buddha’s life followed by an overview of the physical attributes and symbolic gestures found in Buddhist iconography. A variety of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and other divinities commonly depicted in Japanese Buddhism is introduced, and their “living” quality discussed in the context of traditional temples and Buddhist rituals. Finally, other religious objects in Japanese Buddhism—relics, scriptures, inscriptions, portraits of masters, and sacred sites—are explained using the Buddhist icon as a model. Dobbins concludes by contemplating art museums further as potential sites for discerning the religious character of Buddhist images. Those interested in Buddhism generally who would like to learn more about its rich iconography—whether encountered in temples or museums—will find much in this concise, well-illustrated volume to help them “behold the Buddha.”
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