Name: Secrets of the Sacred: Empowering Buddhist Images in Clear, in Code, and in Cache (Franklin d Murphey Lecture Ser) (en Inglés)
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Author: Helmut Brinker
ISBN: 9780295990897

portada Secrets of the Sacred: Empowering Buddhist Images in Clear, in Code, and in Cache (Franklin d Murphey Lecture Ser) (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

University Of Washington Press

Autor

Helmut Brinker

Año

2011

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

214

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Peso

1.62

ISBN13

9780295990897

Categorías

Asia
Historia del arte
Historia de asia

Secrets of the Sacred: Empowering Buddhist Images in Clear, in Code, and in Cache (Franklin d Murphey Lecture Ser) (en Inglés)

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Secrets of the Sacred illuminates the role of icons and relics in Buddhist writing and practice, with particular attention to the transformation of inanimate material images into potent icons animated by the divine. The earliest canonical scriptures indicate that images of the Buddha were created before the concept of transcendental identity was developed. Later writings reveal a connectedness between image and deity, and eventually art transformed into a means of creating a receptive environment for communication with the divine power and attaining wisdom. Icons became the perceivable bodies of the divine. Esoteric practices within Buddhism trace back at least as far as the first century CE but did not develop into a religio-philosophic movement until after the fifth century. They relied on "mysteries" handed down from teacher to pupil. Sacred texts provided clear descriptions of the qualities and appearance of the Esoteric pantheon, but were so elaborate that they challenged the imagination and skill of Buddhist artists. Brinker traces the original meaning and function of individual icons and relics across the various schools of Buddhism. He discusses their origin, style, meaning, and individual histories. Beautiful illustrations complement the histories of these important icons and relics.