Monday, March 16, 2015

The Buddhist cosmopolis

The Buddhist cosmopolis Lokesh Chandra New Delhi International Academy of Indian Culture and Aditya Prakashan, 2014


ISBN 9788177421392
DK-244619
http://www.dkagencies.com/doc/from/1063/to/1123/bkId/DK9163217162761201187395747441/details.html

This is a study of different aspects of Buddhism in the course of its evolution and decline in the Indian subcontinent, China, Japan and South-east Asia. Using comparative archaeological observations of the Buddhist cosmopolis to explain regional variations in Buddhist iconography and culture, internalisation and innovation in Buddhist art, mandalas of Vairocana and Trika Shaivism of Kashmir, it showcases the development and qualitative changes in iconography that led to the rise of royal attributes in the Buddha images

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