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Libri antichi e moderni

Ananda K. Coomaraswamy

ELEMENTS OF BUDDHIST ICONOGRAPHY

Gyan Publishing House, 2021

41.12 €

Gyan Books Pvt Ltd

(Delhi, India)

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Year of publication
2021
ISBN
1111008969770
Author
Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Pages
139
Publishers
Gyan Publishing House
Keyword
History
Binding description
Paperback
Languages
English
Binding
Softcover
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About the book:- The present work is an analysis of Buddhist symbolism in historical perspective. In author's view Buddhist symbolism, in art or religion, is but a part of the main current of Indian religion and art and has to be studied in that context. Early Indian art is, thus, essentially the continuation of a mainly aniconic Vedic style and the compositions are comprehensible only with reference to Vedic notions. The present work studies the fundamental elements of Buddhist symbolism which predominate in the early an iconic art and are never dispensed with in the later imagery, though they are subordinated to the human icon. The present study is divided into two parts: in Part 1, the Tree of Life, Earth-Lotus and World-Wheel (and other cognate symbols) have been analyzed; Part II deals with the place of the lotus-throne. A study of these reveals that they represent a universal Indian symbolism and set of theological concepts.
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