Entering the Dharmadhātu: a study of the Gandavyūha reliefs of Borobudur
"The Gandavyūha, a sacred text of Mahāyāna Buddhism, is an allegorical tale of the pilgrimage of a youth named Sudhana, who visits fifty-three spiritual mentors to receive their instruction in the Conduct of the Bodhisattva. His miraculous journey on the path towards Enlightenment inspired the...
| Published in: | Studies in Asian art and archaeology |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2012
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Studies in Asian art and archaeology (26)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in Asian art and archaeology
26 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Borobudur (Yogyakarta)
/ Gaṇḍa-vyūha
/ Relief map
/ Java
B Sculpture |
| Further subjects: | B
Tripiṭaka. Sūtrapiṭaka. Avataṃsakasūtra. Gaṇḍavyūha
B Bas-relief Indonesia Magelang Themes, motives B Buddhist relief (Sculpture) Indonesia Magelang Themes, motives B Bas-relief (Indonesia) (Magelang) Themes, motives B Buddhist relief (Sculpture) (Indonesia) (Magelang) Themes, motives B Tripiṭaka Sūtrapiṭaka Avataṃsakasūtra Gaṇḍavyūha B Borobudur (Temple : Magelang, Indonesia) |
| Summary: | "The Gandavyūha, a sacred text of Mahāyāna Buddhism, is an allegorical tale of the pilgrimage of a youth named Sudhana, who visits fifty-three spiritual mentors to receive their instruction in the Conduct of the Bodhisattva. His miraculous journey on the path towards Enlightenment inspired the sculptors of Borobudur (9th century C.E.) to illustrate the tale in 460 bas-reliefs on the higher galleries of this great Javanese monument. During the 1920s N.J. Krom and F.D.K. Bosch identified many of the panels, but most of their findings, written in Dutch, remained unnoticed. Entering the Dharmadhātu compares the complete set of panels with three early Chinese translations of Central Asian and Indian Sanskrit manuscripts of the Gandavyūha. This first identification of the entire series in English concludes with a discussion of the new perspectives on the meaning, symbolism, and architecture of Borobudur that a reading of the Gandavyūha suggests."--Publisher's description |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004211225 |