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Author: Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis Publisher: University of Hawaii Press ISBN: 9780824820817 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 260
Book Description
The first broad study of Japanese mandalas to appear in a Western language, this volume interprets mandalas as sanctified realms where identification between the human and the sacred occurs. The author investigates eighth- to seventeenth-century paintings from three traditions: Esoteric Buddhism, Pure Land Buddhism, and the kami-worshipping (Shinto) tradition. It is generally recognized that many of these mandalas are connected with texts and images from India and the Himalayas. A pioneering theme of this study is that, in addition to the South Asian connections, certain paradigmatic Japanese mandalas reflect pre-Buddhist Chinese concepts, including geographical concepts. In convincing and lucid prose, ten Grotenhuis chronicles an intermingling of visual, doctrinal, ritual, and literary elements in these mandalas that has come to be seen as characteristic of the Japanese religious tradition as a whole. This beautifully illustrated work begins in the first millennium B.C.E. in China with an introduction to the Book of Documents and ends in present-day Japan at the sacred site of Kumano. Ten Grotenhuis focuses on the Diamond and Womb World mandalas of Esoteric Buddhist tradition, on the Taima mandala and other related mandalas from the Pure Land Buddhist tradition, and on mandalas associated with the kami-worshipping sites of Kasuga and Kumano. She identifies specific sacred places in Japan with sacred places in India and with Buddhist cosmic diagrams. Through these identifications, the realm of the buddhas is identified with the realms of the kami and of human beings, and Japanese geographical areas are identified with Buddhist sacred geography. Explaining why certain fundamental Japanese mandalas look the way they do and how certain visual forms came to embody the sacred, ten Grotenhuis presents works that show a complex mixture of Indian Buddhist elements, pre-Buddhist Chinese elements, Chinese Buddhist elements, and indigenous Japanese elements.
Author: Kameliya Angelkova Publisher: ISBN: 9781790971428 Category : Languages : en Pages : 110
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Exotic! Calming! Gorgeous! Unique! A relaxing coloring experience! Large Print! 50 Intricate and beautiful Lotus flower mandalas of different styles to choose from! 50 gorgeous mandalas: Contains 50 unique Lotus mandalas of great variety to color, relax, and enjoy! Among them you will find mandala designs of the following types: Lotus flowers mandalas with entangled roots, Water Lily mandalas with relaxing swirls, calming Koi Fish Ponds, and Dragonflies in different combinations! Designed to please the eye: Lotus mandalas are designed in different shapes to keep you inspired: floral, circular, abstract, triangular, rectangular, and more! A relaxing experience: Beautiful: Lotus flower mandalas offer a pleasant new coloring experience that will make your colored pages stand out from among others! Intricate but not too busy: You will love the beautiful Lotus petals, the lovely swirls, the small Koi fish swimming among the entangled water Lily roots, mystical dragonflies, and pretty flower buds. For complete relaxation, effective stress management, anxiety relief, anger relief, and peaceful meditation. Professionally illustrated designs: Inspired by the sacred and divine Lotus flowers of the Far Eastern world. One-side-only images: All illustrations are one-sided print on bright white paper Memorable and beautiful cover art: Premium glossy cover finish. Large print, 'letter' size: 8.5" wide and 11.0" tall pages, approximately 22 x 28 cm. Best for colored pencils and crayons. But if you prefer gel pens, markers or any wet mediums, just put a piece of card behind the image you are coloring to prevent any bleed through. Could be used as an inspiring gift for a beloved person! NO duplicates NO too thick or too thin lines NO filled in areas NO black areas NO gray shades NO grayscale areas NO perforations Check this book if you like: Lotus mandalas; Lotus flower mandalas; Water Lily mandalas; Pond mandalas; Koi fish mandalas; Dragonfly mandalas; Sacred Lotus mandalas; Lotus tattoo mandalas; Lotus tattoo designs; Lotus flower designs; Water Lily designs; Water Lily flowers to color; Lotus flowers to color; Flower mandalas; Floral mandalas; Adult coloring books; Mandala coloring books; Coloring books for adults; Coloring book with Lotuses; Coloring book with Water Lilies; Relaxing swirls and roots
Author: Louise Gale Publisher: ISBN: 9781527222328 Category : Languages : en Pages : 176
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Reconnect to Mother Earth and recharge your creativity by combining the healing energy of nature with the meditative process of drawing and painting mandalas. Explore Botanical Mandalas and watch your artistic expression flourish! Full of inspiration for reconnecting with natures beauty to inspire you to create expressive mandala artworks. Includes drawing, painting and mixed-media projects to find endless inspiration for your own botanical mandala journey.
Author: Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis Publisher: University of Hawaii Press ISBN: 9780824820817 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 260
Book Description
The first broad study of Japanese mandalas to appear in a Western language, this volume interprets mandalas as sanctified realms where identification between the human and the sacred occurs. The author investigates eighth- to seventeenth-century paintings from three traditions: Esoteric Buddhism, Pure Land Buddhism, and the kami-worshipping (Shinto) tradition. It is generally recognized that many of these mandalas are connected with texts and images from India and the Himalayas. A pioneering theme of this study is that, in addition to the South Asian connections, certain paradigmatic Japanese mandalas reflect pre-Buddhist Chinese concepts, including geographical concepts. In convincing and lucid prose, ten Grotenhuis chronicles an intermingling of visual, doctrinal, ritual, and literary elements in these mandalas that has come to be seen as characteristic of the Japanese religious tradition as a whole. This beautifully illustrated work begins in the first millennium B.C.E. in China with an introduction to the Book of Documents and ends in present-day Japan at the sacred site of Kumano. Ten Grotenhuis focuses on the Diamond and Womb World mandalas of Esoteric Buddhist tradition, on the Taima mandala and other related mandalas from the Pure Land Buddhist tradition, and on mandalas associated with the kami-worshipping sites of Kasuga and Kumano. She identifies specific sacred places in Japan with sacred places in India and with Buddhist cosmic diagrams. Through these identifications, the realm of the buddhas is identified with the realms of the kami and of human beings, and Japanese geographical areas are identified with Buddhist sacred geography. Explaining why certain fundamental Japanese mandalas look the way they do and how certain visual forms came to embody the sacred, ten Grotenhuis presents works that show a complex mixture of Indian Buddhist elements, pre-Buddhist Chinese elements, Chinese Buddhist elements, and indigenous Japanese elements.
Author: Hands-On Art History Publisher: Hands-On Art History ISBN: 9781948344272 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 54
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Color your own masterpiece! The word mandala is based on an ancient Sanskrit idea for "circle," but this circular form has come to stand as a symbol of unity, wholeness, and cosmic order in many cultures around the world. Kids of all ages will enjoy bringing 25 of these colorful lotus designs to life with markers, pencils or crayons in this engaging coloring book.
Author: Tracy Turner-Bumberry LPC, RPT-S Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0996419918 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 172
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This book will give therapists valuable insight into the history and meaning of mandalas, as well as common shapes, colours and themes surrounding these designs. Fifty mandala interventions are included for clients to complete, as well as guidelines on when to use this intervention and how to introduce, create and process each mandala session. Mandala creations are fun, meaningful and beautiful works of art for clients of all ages.--back cover.
Author: Cassia Cogger Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440351082 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 144
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Relax your spirit and reconnect to your authentic voice. Discover the simple magic and mystery that awaits you when you express yourself within the safe space of a circle. In Creating Personal Mandalas, you'll see how this most basic of shapes can open your heart and always leads you back to your center. In each of the 10 chapters, you'll explore two soul-expressing mandala exercises, facts and history on featured symbols, insights for using the confines of the circle for personal and visual storytelling, as well as inspiring art and reflections from contributing guest artists. • 20 exploratory step-by-step mandala exercises--each an opportunity for new self-exploration, beginning with tips on establishing the right mindset • Interesting facts about symbols and sacred geometry, including suggestions for using them in your mandala projects • Practical art-making direction on the elements of design, watercolor tips, composition prompts, seeing color as a storytelling element and more Use Creating Personal Mandalas to start expressing your life stories with the infinite possibilities of the circle.
Author: Lisa Tenzin-Dolma Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN: 9781844833139 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 168
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These richly designed mandalas break away from the traditional Eastern format, which typically depicta the divine architecture of the Cosmos; instead, they reconnect us with Earth, and essential experiences of self-awareness, simplicity, and harmony. In-depth instructions explain how to meditate on the images, and why the particular patterns draw us in so intensely.--From publisher description.
Author: Judith Cornell Publisher: Quest Books ISBN: 9780835608473 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 180
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Mandala will guide readers of all levels through simple mandala exercises and easy-to-follow drawing techniques, incorporating meditation and guided visualization with lavish illustrations. By exploring the tradition of the sacred circle, readers will learn how to create their own unique and powerful works of sacred art and use the mandala symbol as a self-transformative tool that manifests and enhances their own spiritual consciousness. The new edition also includes a CD with meditations set to music and guided exercises.
Author: Tarthang Tulku Publisher: ISBN: 9780898000146 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 0
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This book presents a vision of gardening as a path to understanding, a journey that is available to anyone with an open heart. By caring, by attuning ourselves to the creative momentum of life and growth, we can find both practical and deeply poetic ways to embody transcendent truths and bring them down to earth.
Author: The Nichiren Mandala Study Workshop Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1304289419 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 204
Book Description
"The mandala in Nichiren Buddhism" is the first comprehensive analysis of Nichiren's mandala in English. As the total number of pages in a single volume would reach 720, the book has been divided into three parts. In this first volume, the origin and evolution of Nichiren's mandala are examined, while the extant works produced in the Bun'ei and Kenji eras (2.1264 4.1275/4.1275 2.1278) are analyzed in detail. The second volume will thus examine the whole extant corpus produced in the Koan period, while in the third the missing, but catalogued mandalas will be analyzed along with a study of Nichiren's works from an holistic perspective, including the scrolls authored by his immediate disciples and later successors, within the various traditions. Together, these three volumes shall provide the reader with exhaustive information on Nichiren's mandala.
Author: Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis
Author: Kameliya Angelkova
Author: Louise Gale
Author: Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis
Author: Hands-On Art History
Author: Tracy Turner-Bumberry LPC, RPT-S
Author: Cassia Cogger
Author: Lisa Tenzin-Dolma
Author: Judith Cornell
Author: Tarthang Tulku
Author: The Nichiren Mandala Study Workshop