Author: Julie Gifford Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1136817956 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 266
Book Description
Providing an overall interpretation of the Buddhist monument Borobudur in Indonesia, this book looks at Mahayana Buddhist religious ideas and practices that could have informed Borobudur, including both the narrative reliefs and the Buddha images. The author explores a version of the classical Mahayana that foregrounds the importance of the visual in relation to Buddhist philosophy, meditation, devotion, and ritual. The book goes on to show that the architects of Borobudur designed a visual world in which the Buddha appeared in a variety of forms and could be interpreted in three ways: by realizing the true nature of his teaching, through visionary experience, and by encountering his numinous presence in images. Furthermore, the book analyses a particularly comprehensive and programmatic expression of Mahayana Buddhist visual culture so as to enrich the theoretical discussion of the monument. It argues that the relief panels of Borobudur do not passively illustrate, but rather creatively "picture" selected passages from texts. Presenting new material, the book contributes immensely to a new and better understanding of the significance of the Borobudur for the field of Buddhist and Religious Studies.
Author: John N. Miksic Publisher: Shambhala Publications ISBN: Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 164
Book Description
"This glorious ninth-century Buddhist monument - the largest Buddhist monument in the world - stands in the midst of the lush Kedu plain of central Java in Indonesia, where it is visited annually by over a million people. Borobudur consists of over a thousand exquisite relief sculptures extending along its many terraces for a total distance of more than a mile. The monument is constructed to symbolically represent the pilgrimage to enlightenment. The visitor ascends Borobudur, past scenes depicting the world of desire, through the life story of the Buddha and the heroic deeds of other famous enlightened beings, finally arriving at the great circular terraces at the very top of the structure, symbolizing the formless world of emptiness and the attainment of enlightenment. With over eighty color photographs and an informative text, this book celebrates the art and architecture of this famous Buddhist monument. This is the first volume to be published since the ten-year restoration and reconstruction of Borobudur was completed in 1985. In addition to illuminating the archaeological history, religious symbolism, and cultural context of the monument, it presents a detailed description of the sculptured panels and their significance in Buddhist history and philosophy. This book not only provides a scholarly introduction to Borobudur and its historical context, but it also retells - in text and stunning color photographs - the major stories illustrated in the hundreds of bas-relief panels that rank among the masterpieces of Asian and Buddhist art." --
Author: Louis-Frédéric Publisher: ISBN: 9780789201348 Category : Architecture, Buddhist Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Jean-Louis Nou's sensitive and breathtaking photographs establish the monument's setting and impressive scale, capturing the mysterious turns and passageways and inviting the reader to reenact the pilgrim's journey ascending this labyrinthine mandala of stone.
Author: Unesco Publisher: ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 296
Book Description
This publication traces the history and restoration of Chandi Borobudur, a Buddhist temple built over 1,000 years ago on the island of Java, Indonesia which was successfully restored during 1973-1983 and listed as a World Heritage Site in 1991. It covers the various aspects of the process, including the long and painstaking task of logging the position of the stones, the studies that revealed the underlying sources of decay, and the important archaeological finds that provided clues to the temple's spiritual past; and includes many of the original drawings and photographs taken from the restoration project archives.
Author: Jan Fontein Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9004211225 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 273
Book Description
New identifications of the 460 bas-reliefs of Borobudur illustrating the Gandavy?ha, based upon a comparison with the contents of three early Chinese translations of Sanskrit manuscripts of the text of Central Asian or Indian provenance.
Author: Caesar Voûte Publisher: ISBN: Category : Architecture, Buddhist Languages : en Pages : 358
Book Description
Borobudur Was Constructed In Indonesia During The Eighth Century As A Guide To The Noble Path Of The Buddha. Though The Western World Discovered This Sacred Place Almost 200 Years Ago, It Remains Seated In Its Enigmatic Depth. This Book Is A Catalyst And Invites Adventurous Minds To Find New Directions By Bringing Into Focus The Vast Universe Of The Borobudur.
Author: R. Soekmono Publisher: Assen : Van Gorcum ; Paris : The Unesco Press ISBN: Category : Borobudur Languages : en Pages : 100
Book Description
The magic tree house transports Jack and Annie to the deck of the Titanic to find the mysterious gift that will free a small dog from a magic spell.
Author: Andrea Acri Publisher: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute ISBN: 9814695084 Category : History Languages : ms Pages : 484
Book Description
This volume advocates a trans-regional, and maritime-focused, approach to studying the genesis, development and circulation of Esoteric (or Tantric) Buddhism across Maritime Asia from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries ce. The book lays emphasis on the mobile networks of human agents (‘Masters’), textual sources (‘Texts’) and images (‘Icons’) through which Esoteric Buddhist traditions spread. Capitalising on recent research and making use of both disciplinary and area-focused perspectives, this book highlights the role played by Esoteric Buddhist maritime networks in shaping intra-Asian connectivity. In doing so, it reveals the limits of a historiography that is premised on land-based transmission of Buddhism from a South Asian ‘homeland’, and advances an alternative historical narrative that overturns the popular perception regarding Southeast Asia as a ‘periphery’ that passively received overseas influences. Thus, a strong point is made for the appreciation of the region as both a crossroads and rightful terminus of Buddhist cults, and for the re-evaluation of the creative and transformative force of Southeast Asian agents in the transmission of Esoteric Buddhism across mediaeval Asia.
Author: Julie Gifford
Author: John N. Miksic
Author: Louis-Frédéric
Author: Unesco
Author: Jan Fontein
Author: Caesar Voûte
Author: R. Soekmono
Author: Parmono Atmadi
Author: Andrea Acri
Author: Marieke Bloembergen