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OverviewFirst published a quarter of a century ago, Dietrich Seckel's essay remains a vital contribution to a much-debated feature of Buddhist art, its aniconism, its aversion to depicting spiritual entities of the very highest order. Unlike Judaism, early Christianity, and Islam, the Buddhist faith has not condemned the representation of holy beings or living creatures. Nonethless it believes that its most crucial spiritual insights lie beyond the power of human imagination to describe or depict. << 95 illustrations Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dietrich Seckel , Andreas Leisinge , Helmut Brinker , John RosenfieldPublisher: Museum Rietberg, Switzerland Imprint: Museum Rietberg, Switzerland Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783907077139ISBN 10: 390707713 Pages: 108 Publication Date: 21 March 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Inactive Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsIntroduction ANICONISM IN EARLY BUDDHIST ART--Basis in Doctrine and Worship--Symbols in Scenes of the Life of the Buddha--Groups and Combinations of Symbols--Symbolism of a Cosmological and Universal Nature--Variants of Meaning--Genesis of the Buddha Image ANICONISM IN LATER BUDDHIST ART--A Principle that Transcends History--Surviving Older Symbols--New Sybols in Mahayana Buddhism--Word, Letter, Sound--Zen Symbols Appendix--Bibliography--Glossary of Chinese-Japanese Characters--Source of IllustrationsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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