Mandala and Landscape-Alexander William MacDonald-DKPD-9788124600603
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Since the
publication in English of the Theory and Practice of Mandala by Giuseppe
Tucci in 1961, our knowledge of the subject has increased considerably.
Two-dimensional paintings (Tibetan: thanka, Skt.: paubha) have been displayed
in many art exhibitions, reproduced photographically, and analysed in
readable books as well as in articles in specialised journals.
Three-dimensional mandalas like, for instance, the Barabadur in Java recently
renovated by UNESCO, have been visited by many thousands of tourists as well
as pilgrims. In America, Europe and Asia, monks have made and unmade numerous
sand-mandalas openly, in public. Mandalas are, indeed, much less secret than
they used to be. Yet, up to now, mandalas have largely been studied outside
the context of their use: in museums, in exhibitions and in libraries — This
volume highlights, perhaps for the first time, the techniques whereby
mandala-schemes are projected in thought, belief and action, on to widely
differing natural landscapes. Putting together the research findings of a
group of Buddhist scholars from America, Austria, England, France, Germany
and New Zealand, Professor Macdonald tries to underscore the linkages between
mandalas and landscapes in varying eco-systems between Afghanistan and Japan
— with special focus on their geographical contexts and socio-cultural
traditions. Each of the ten studies, included here, is supported by relevant
illustrative material and extensive bibliographical references. Embodied in
Mandala and Landscape are the research results from field-work carried out in
China, Nepal, Pakistan, Japan and Tibet. It is, as such, invaluable to
scholars of Buddhist Studies, specially the researchers involved with the
mandalas in South Asia and elsewhere. |
Book |
ISBN |
9788124600603
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PUBLISHER |
DKPD |
Binding |
HARDCOVER |
Edition |
2007 |
Language |
ENGLISH |
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