Early Theravādin Cambodia: perspectives from art and archaeology

Early Theravādin Cambodia: terms of engagement / Ashley Thompson -- Angkor and Theravāda Buddhism: some considerations / Hiram W. Woodward -- Reading and interpreting Jātaka tales during the Angkorian period / Tuy Danel -- The Buddha sculptures of Tham Phra (Buddha Cave): implications for understand...

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Contributors: Thompson, Ashley 1965- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Singapore NUS Press 2022
London Southeast Asian Art Academic Programme, SOAS, University of London [2022]
In:Year: 2022
Series/Journal:Art and archaeology of Southeast Asia Hindu-Buddhist traditions
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Cambodia / Theravada / Angkor Wat / Buddhist art
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Cambodia History 1444-1863
B Buddhism and art (Cambodia)
B Theravāda Buddhism Political aspects (Cambodia) History
B Buddhism and state (Cambodia)
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Summary:Early Theravādin Cambodia: terms of engagement / Ashley Thompson -- Angkor and Theravāda Buddhism: some considerations / Hiram W. Woodward -- Reading and interpreting Jātaka tales during the Angkorian period / Tuy Danel -- The Buddha sculptures of Tham Phra (Buddha Cave): implications for understanding the complex religious atmosphere of Western Thailand during the early second millennium CE / Samerchai Poolsuwan -- A brief overview of key Theravāda Buddhist structures at central Angkor from the 13th to 18th centuries / Ea Darith -- New evidence at Western Prasat Top, Angkor Thom / Yuni Sato -- Back to the future: the emergence of past and future Buddhas in Khmer Buddhism / Nicolas Revire -- 17th-and 18th-century images of the Buddha from Ayutthaya and Lan Xang at Angkor Wat / Martin Polkinghorne.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9813251492