Book
Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet
ISBN : 9781588397829
Author : Kurt A. Behrendt
Publisher : Art
Year : 2025
Language : English
Type : Book
Description : A mandala is a diagram of the universe—a map of true reality intended to provide a focus for Buddhist religious practice and inspire the devout. This book highlights the distinctive Tibetan approach to creating mandalas, exploring how the form crossed over from India into Tibet, and how continuous exchanges of art and ideas between the two cultures, led by monks and spiritual teachers, gave rise to a uniquely Tibetan style of Buddhist imagery. Featuring more than one hundred paintings, sculptures, and ritual objects,
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