The Buddha Scroll - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1570625131 ISBN 13 : 9781570625138

Editeur : Shambhala Publications Inc, 2002

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Présentation de l'éditeur

What appears at first to be a small, attractively bound book folds out accordion-fashion to become a one-of-a-kind art reproduction: a striking, 36-foot-long Qing dynasty scroll. A replica of a work originally created in eighteenth-century China, the scroll includes more than 600 portraits large and small—buddhas, bodhisattvas, arhats, devas, and historical figures; as well as over 2,000 images of other kinds—animals, flowers, Buddhist symbols, buildings, and landscapes. The scroll demonstrates, too, the rich plurality of Buddhist sects that existed in China at that time, including images and symbols from the Zen, Hua-yen, Tiantai, Pure Land, and Tantric schools. The scroll is introduced by Thomas Cleary, the renowned translator and authority on Buddhist texts.

Revue de presse

"A true treasure to study and cherish, The Buddha Scroll is a reproduction of an eighteenth-century Chinese Buddhist scroll, itself a reproduction of an original scroll created in the twelfth century. Thomas Cleary provides an introduction and a key to the 36-foot-long accordion-folded scroll, describing the myriad Buddhas, bodhisattvas, deities, monks, and other luminaries depicted in the painting. The scroll is a fascinating and inspiring glimpse of the extravagant world of ancient Chinese Buddhism." —Tricycle: The Buddhist Review

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Shambhala Publications Inc
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1570625131
• ISBN 13: 9781570625138
• Reliure: Relié
• Éditeur: Cleary Thomas
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible