Download or read book The Jewel Ornament of Liberation written by Sgam-po-pa and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Jewel Ornament of Liberation written by Gampopa and published by Shambhala. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A masterwork of Tibetan Buddhism—providing the complete foundation for study and practice—from beginning to Buddhahood. Includes teachings on Buddha-nature, finding the spiritual master, impermanence, karma, cultivation of bodhicitta, development of the six perfections, the ten bodhisattva bhumis, Buddhahood, and the activities of the Buddha.

Download or read book A Mirror of Japanese Ornament written by Dover and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificent treasury of 100 full-color plates — many with multiple images — ranges from ornate florals, elegant cranes, and fierce dragons to Silk Road imports and Edo-era textile patterns.

Download or read book Jewels Jewelry and Other Shiny Things in the Buddhist Imaginary written by Vanessa R. Sasson and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renunciation is a core value in the Buddhist tradition, but Buddhism is not necessarily austere. Jewels—along with heavenly flowers, rays of rainbow light, and dazzling deities—shape the literature and the material reality of the tradition. They decorate temples, fill reliquaries, are used as metaphors, and sprout out of imagined Buddha fields. Moreover, jewels reflect a particular type of currency often used to make the Buddhist world go round: merit in exchange for wealth. Regardless of whether the Buddhist community has theoretically transcended the need for them or not, jewels—and the paradox they represent—are everywhere. Scholarship has often looked past this splendor, favoring the theory of renunciation instead, but in this volume, scholars from a wide range of disciplines consider the role jewels play in the Buddhist imaginary, putting them front and center for the first time. Following an introduction that relates the colorful story of the Emerald Buddha, one of the most famous jewels in the world, chapters explore the function of jewels as personal identifiers in Buddhist and other Indian religious traditions; Buddhaghosa’s commentary on the Jewel Sutta; the paradox of the Buddha’s bejeweled status before and after renunciation; and the connection in early Buddhism between jewels, magnificence, and virtue. The Newars of Nepal are the focus of a chapter that looks at their gemology and associations between gems and celestial deities. Contributors analyze the Fifth Dalai Lama’s reliquary, known as the “sole ornament of the world”; the transformation of relic jewels into precious substances and their connection to the Piprahwa stupa in Northern India and the Nanjing Porcelain Pagoda. Final chapters offer detailed studies of ritual engagement with the deity known as Wish-Fulfilling Jewel Avalokiteśvara and its role in the new Japanese lay Buddhist religious movement Shinnyo-en. Engaging and accessible, Jewels, Jewelry, and Other Shiny Things in the Buddhist Imaginary will provide readers with an opportunity to look beyond a common misconception about Buddhism and bring its lived tradition into wider discussion.

Download or read book Jewel Ornament of Liberation written by Sgam-po-pa and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Jewel Ornament of Liberation written by Sgam-po-pa and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Historic Ornament written by James Ward and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Grammar of Japanese Ornament and Design written by Thomas W. Cutler and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the opening of Japan to the West in the mid-nineteenth century, much of Japanese life that had been sealed off from the rest of the world for centuries was now revealed to the public at large--including the artistic styles and subjects depicted in this excellent collection. Rendered by a trained British architect, the images comprise one of the most comprehensive surveys of Japanese art and ornamentation. Included are graceful details from landscapes, floral motifs, abstracts, sea life, and other designs--ideal for use in modern textiles, graphics, and a host of other art and craft projects. A delight for anyone interested in Japanese art and culture, this volume will be an invaluable source of permission-free graphics for designers and decorators in search of new subjects with authentic Japanese flavor. Unabridged republication of the edition published by B. T. Batsford, London, 1880. Over 300 figures on 65 plates.

Download or read book Ornament of Stainless Light written by Nor-bzaṅ-rgya-mtsho (Mkhas-grub) and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004 with total page 733 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Kalachakra text develops the highly complex theory of correlation between the internal elements with a living human body and the elements of the external world, and gives a detailed account of Tibetan astrology.

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Download or read book The Ornament of the Middle Way written by James Blumenthal and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shantarakshita's The Ornament of the Middle Way is among the most important Mahayana Buddhist philosophical treatises to emerge on the Indian subcontinent. In many respects, it represents the culmination of more than 1300 years of philosophical dialogue and inquiry since the time of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni. Shantarakshita set forth the foundation of a syncretic approach to contemporary ideas by synthesizing the three major trends in Indian Buddhist thought at the time (the Madhyamaka thought of Nagarjuna, the Yogachara thought of Asanga, and the logical and epistemological thought of Dharmakirti) into one consistent and coherent system. Shantarakshitas's text is considered to be the quintessential exposition or root text of the school of Buddhist philosophical thought known in Tibet as Yogachara-Svatantrika-Madhyamaka. In addition to examining his ideas in their Indian context, this study examines the way Shantarakshita's ideas have been understood by and have been an influence on Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Specifically, Blumenthal examines the way scholars from the Geluk School of Tibetan Buddhism have interpreted, represented, and incorporated Santaraksita's ideas into their own philosophical project. This is the first book-length study of the Madyamaka thought of Shantarakshita in any Western language. It includes a new translation of Shantarakshita's treatise, extensive extracts from his autocommentary, and the first complete translation of the primary Geluk commentary on Shantarakshita's treatise.

Download or read book Buddhist Art written by Śaśibālā and published by Lotus Roli. This book was released on 2003 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book journeys through time, themes and the grand structures of Buddhism to portray a unique world. In doing so, Buddhist Art is nothings less than a pictorial chronicle of an awe-inspiring artistic tradition.

Download or read book The Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism written by Antoinette K. Gordon and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Imagery of the Cosmological Buddha written by Angela Falco Howard and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on 1986 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Hindu Buddhist Sculpture of Ancient Kashmir and Its Influences written by John Siudmak and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Ancient Kashmir and Its Influences is primarily based on the study of the largely unpublished corpus of sculpture, mostly of stone, in the Sri Pratap Singh Museum in Srinagar, and of other examples in situ elsewhere in the valley. The disparate nature and fragmentary condition of these sculptures as well as their artistic and iconographical influences have for long defied accurate analysis. The method used in the classification of these sculptures is based on close analysis of their style concentrating on recurring features such as facial and physical typology, modelling, dress and ornamentation. Comparisons are made with other examples of Kashmir bronze, ivory and stone sculpture in private and public collections both within India and abroad.

Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Buddhist Art and Architecture written by Shiv Shanker Tiwary and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most enduring achievement of Indian civilization is undoubtedly its architecture, which extends to a great deal more than the Taj Mahal or the temple complexes of Khajuraho and Vijaynagara. The beginnings of the Buddhist school of architecture can be traced back to B.C. 255 when the mauryan emperor Asoka established Buddhism as the state religion of his large empire.

Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 1160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: