The Art of Buddhism

An Introduction to Its History and Meaning

By: Denise Patry Leidy

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Paperback | 6 January 2009 | Edition Number 1

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An introduction to its history and meaning

As its teachings spread from the Indian subcontinent in all directions across Asia, Buddhism influenced every culture it touched-from Afghanistan to Korea, from Mongolia to Java. Buddhist art is a radiant reflection of the encounter of the Buddha's teachings with the diverse civilizations that came under their sway. It is also an intriguing visual record of the evolution of Buddhist practice and philosophy over a period of more than two millennia.

More than two hundred photographs provide the visual context for this tour of the world of Buddhist art. Included in the rich variety of forms are architecture and monumental art, statuary, paintings, calligraphy, fresco, brushwork, and textile arts. Denise Leidy's guide is the perfect introductory text for all those intrigued by this splendid aesthetic tradition. It also an essential resource for all who seek to understand Buddhist art as teaching.

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"Denise Leidy's book offers a lucid pilgrimage through of the art of Buddhist enlightenment, from the vivacious, dawn-fresh sculptural traditions of ancient India up to the threshhold of the globalist twentieth century. The language is clear; the information dense and rich; the art beyond compare. Student, scholar, and devotee alike have much to learn from this fine scholar."-- Holland Cotter, Art Critic, New York Times

"A sumptuous survey of Buddhist art from all over Asia. Denise Leidy deploys her encyclopedic knowledge to bring the art vividly to life, and her choices of objects are utterly superb. This volume is a must for any lover of the classical Asian art of enlightenment."--Robert Thurman, Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Columbia University; founder of Tibet House, U.S.; and author of Infinite Life

"A work of sustained scholarship from a distinguished art historian whose command of Buddhist art, coupled with her keen eye for its iconographic and aesthetic traditions, has made accessible to readers--for the first time in decades--a body of knowledge that will form the core of any informed understanding of Buddhist culture and traditions from a global perspective. This book is destined to become a classic."--Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan, Professor of History of Art, Yale University

"A cogent and focused introduction to the subject. Clear links between [Buddhist] art and practice are consistently and intelligently presented throughout."--Buddhist Art News

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Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: Siddhartha/shakyamuni: His Lives and Teachings	p. 1
Map	p. 6-7
Pillars and Stupas: Second Century B.C.E. to Third Century C.E	p. 9
The Buddha Image: Sedond to Seventh Century	p. 31
Caves and Caravans: India, Afghanistan, Central Asia, and China	p. 57
China: A New Dimension, Sixth to Ninth Century	p. 81
Korea and Japan: Sixth to Ninth Century	p. 101
South Asia: Regional Styles and Changes in Religious Thought, Eighth to Twelfth Century	p. 127
The Himalayan Region: Nepal, Kashmir, Ladakh, and Tibet, Eighth to Twelfth Century	p. 147
Southeast Asia: Diffusion and Divergence	p. 163
China Under Foreign Rule: Tenth to Fourteenth Century	p. 189
Aristocrats and Warriors in Korea and Japan: Tenth to Fourteenth Century	p. 205
Early Sino-Tibetan Traditions: Twelfth to Fifteenth Century	p. 231
The Dalai Lamas in Tibet: Sixteenth to Nineteenth Century	p. 247
Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Thailand: Fifteenth to Nineteenth Century	p. 263
Ming, Manchu, and Mongol in China: Fifteenth to Eighteenth Century	p. 277
Revivals in Korea and Japan: Sixteenth to Nineteenth Century	p. 291
Notes	p. 305
Selected Bibliography	p. 309
Credits	p. 323
Index	p. 337
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