From approximately the third century BCE through the thirteenth century CE, the remote mountainous landscape around the glacial sources of the Ganga (Ganges) River in the Central Himalayas in northern India was transformed into a region encoded with deep meaning, one approached by millions of Hindus as a primary locus of pilgrimage.
Nachiket Chanchani’s innovative study explores scores of stone edifices and steles that were erected in this landscape. Through their forms, locations, interactions with the natural environment, and sociopolitical context, these lithic ensembles evoked legendary worlds, embedded historical memories in the topography, changed the mountain range’s appearance, and shifted its semiotic effect. Mountain Temples and Temple Mountains also alters our understanding of the transmission of architectural knowledge and provides new evidence of how an enduring idea of India emerged in the subcontinent.
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Описание: Despite popular images of priests seeking enlightenment in snow-covered mountain temples, the central concern of Japanese Buddhism is death. This title investigates what changing burial forms reveal about the ways temple Buddhism is perceived and propagated in contemporary Japan.
Автор: Sibley Robert C. Название: The Way of the 88 Temples: Journeys on the Shikoku Pilgrimage ISBN: 0813934729 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813934723 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 5267.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Henro Michi is one of the oldest and most famous pilgrimage routes in Japan. It consists of a circuit of eighty-eight temples around the perimeter of Shikoku, the smallest of Japan`s four main islands. Over the course of two months, the author walked this 1,400-kilometre route, visiting the sacred sites and performing their prescribed rituals.
Описание: This Japan travel guide presents a journey into the true heart of the Kyoto experience one which brings you deep into the world of Kyoto`s ancient Zen Buddhist culture.
Автор: George J. Tanabe, Willa Jane Tanabe Название: Japanese Buddhist Temples of Hawai`i: An Illustrated Guide ISBN: 0824836634 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780824836634 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 7484.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Provides a thorough yet accessible overview of Buddhism in Hawai`i followed by a temple-by-temple guide to the remaining structures across the state. It will appeal to pilgrims, tourists and historians of Buddhism in Hawai`i.
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