Mudra: A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture
Author:   Ernest Dale Saunders
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   100
ISBN:  

9780691018669


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   21 March 1985
Format:   Paperback
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Mudra: A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture


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Appearing for the first time in paperback and illustrated with line drawings, diagrams, and 26 half-tone plates, this study of the iconographic aspect of Japanese Buddhist sculpture surveys the significance of eight principal and six secondary hand gestures (mudra), in addition to the postures (asana), such as the ""lotus,"" and the symbolic attributes. A pictorial index helps the reader in identifying the gestures.

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Author:   Ernest Dale Saunders
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   100
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.482kg
ISBN:  

9780691018669


ISBN 10:   0691018669
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   21 March 1985
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

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Mudra is filled with a wealth of information about the basic symbols of Buddhist sculpture, their possible origins, and their manifold meanings. The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism


Mudra is filled with a wealth of information about the basic symbols of Buddhist sculpture, their possible origins, and their manifold meanings. -- The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism


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