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9780810982048

Wisdom and Compassion The Sacred Art of Tibet

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  • ISBN13:

    9780810982048

  • ISBN10:

    0810982048

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-09-01
  • Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
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Summary

Acclaimed as the most important book ever published on Tibetan painting and sculpture, Wisdom and Compassion illustrates, explains, and celebrates 241 of the finest examples of Tibetan sacred art of the 9th to 12th centuries. Renowned experts Marylin M. Rhie and Robert A. F. Thurman offer insights into the religious meaning and use of tangkas, Buddhist iconography, and the aesthetics of tangka paintings, sculptures, and mandalas.

Table of Contents

Massages 7(10)
Acknowledgments 10(2)
Overview 12(2)
Marylin M. Rhie
Robert A. F. Thurman
Note on Transcriptions and Terminology 14(3)
Wisdom and Compassion: The Heart of Tibetan Culture 17(3)
Robert A. F. Thurman
Tibet, Its Buddhism, and its Art 20(19)
Robert A. F. Thurman
Tibetan Buddhist Art: Aesthetics, Chronology, and Styles 39(28)
Marylin M. Rhie
The Sacred Art of Tibet: Catalogue 67(3)
Marylin M. Rhie
Robert A. F. Thurman
Gennady Leonov
Gilles Beguin
Kira Samosyuk
Richard Kohn
Terese Tse Bartholomew
TIBETAN SACRED HISTORY 70(94)
Shakyamuni Buddha: Life and Lives
72(30)
Arhats
102(18)
Bodhisattvas
120(26)
Great Philosophers and Great Adepts
146(10)
Dharma Kings
156(8)
TIBETAN BUDDHIST ORDERS 164(146)
Nyingma Order
166(33)
Sakya Order
199(37)
Kagyu Order
236(26)
Geluk Order
262(48)
TIBETAN PERFECTED WORLDS 310(79)
Cosmic Bodhisattvas
313(21)
Cosmic Buddhas
334(27)
Pure Lands
361(28)
Techniques of Tibetan Painting and Sculpture
385(4)
Gilles Beguin
Glossary 389(5)
Bibliography 394(4)
Index 398(8)
Credits 406(2)
Supplement 408(77)
Bibliography to Supplement 485(1)
Index to Supplement 486(2)
Credits to Supplement 488

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