Chorten in Nepal. Architecture and Buddhist Votive Practice in the Himalaya
Niels Gutschow
For more than two millennia, Buddhism has shaped the cultural landscape of Central, South, Southeast and East Asia. From ancient Bactria and Gandhara to Tibet, Mongolia and Japan, from Sri Lanka and Myanmar to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos, each regio…
...CHorteny Nepala Arkhitektura i buddiiskie praktiki...
...Chorteny Nepala Arkhitektura i buddiĭskie praktiki...
...Chorten in Nepal Architecture and Buddhist Votive...
...and Gandhara to Tibet, Mongolia and Japan, from Sri Lanka and Myanmar to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos, each region had its own special ideas about Buddha, Bodhisattvas, and other guardian spirits and saints. Of particular importance is the transmission of the image of the Buddha and his teachings in cult, most often monolithic, structures. Called Stupas in Sanskrit, Chaityas in Nepali, Sibhami in Newar and Chorten in Tibetan, these structures - impressive or miniature - define the urban space not only in the Kathmandu Valley. They also mark the entrance to Tibetan villages in northern Nepal stretch along trails over...
Dom Publishers
Berlin: M.,
2021,
Hardcover,
580 p., color il., maps,
(In English)
ISBN 9783869227429
165 USD
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Berlin: M.,
2021,
Hardcover,
580 p., color il., maps,
(In English)
ISBN 9783869227429
