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Sacred visions
early paintings from Central Tibet
By Kossak, Steven & Singer, Jane Casey & Bruce-Gardner, Robert
- ISBN
- 978-0-87099-861-4
- Publisher
- New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art : c1998.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 1998
Buddhist art reflects the culture that created it, and the wide divergence of expression in Buddhism is well illustrated by these two catalogs of Tibetan and Japanese art. Not only are the two countries far distant, but their understanding of the precepts of Buddha are radically different. The Tibetan paintings presented in Sacred Visions are attempts to elucidate the mysteries of Tantric or Esoteric Buddhism. Intricate mandalas, multilimbed deities linked in sexual union, serene monks, and images of the many...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
