Art of the Himalayas
Author: Pratapaditya Pal
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA millennium of paintings, textiles, metal sculptures, ritual objects; aesthetic, religious contexts.
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The Nepalese Legacy in Tibetan Painting
Author: David Paul Jackson
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780977213184
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeaturing several major works, including a painting of four minutely detailed mandalas by fifteenth-century Newari artists and the last two known commissions in the Beri style, The Nepalese Legacy in Tibetan Painting places Beri in a context more complex than previously imagined. --Book Jacket.
Art of Tibet
Author: Robert E. Fisher
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780500203088
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith the spread of Buddhism among Westerners and the controversy over its status, interest in Tibet has never been greater. This mysterious land, now a province of the People's Republic of China, has produced some of the most fascinating and creative art in the world. From silk embroidery and textiles to painting, sculpture, and manuscripts, Tibetan art has striking qualities that set it apart from other Buddhist and Asian art. Robert Fisher takes the reader through the history of Tibetan art, starting from its origins in the early days of the Tibetan kingdom. From a bleak and often inaccessible landscape arose a religious and artistic world so vibrant and sophisticated that even China's emperors commissioned works. The art and spiritual life of the region are inextricably intertwined, and Dr. Fisher explores the distinctive character of that relationship. Careful attention is also given to ritual objects, which comprise some of the most important works of art in Tibetan culture.
The Art of Awakening
Author: Konchog Lhadrepa
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2017-04-11
Total Pages: 437
ISBN-13: 0834840618
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA presentation on the Tibetan Buddhist path to enlightenment, through the lens of an artist's eye and experience. The sacred arts play an essential, intrinsic role in Tibetan Buddhist practice. Here, one of the great practitioners and master artists of our time presents a guide to the Tibetan Buddhist path, from preliminary practices through enlightenment, from the artist's perspective. With profound wisdom, he shows how visual representations of the sacred in paintings, sculptures, mandalas, and stupas can be an essential support to practice throughout the path. This work, based on the author's landmark Tibetan text, The Path to Liberation, includes basic Buddhist teachings and practices, clearly pointing out the relevance of these for both the sacred artist and the practitioner, along with an overview of the history and iconography of Buddhist art.
Desire and Devotion
Author: Pratapaditya Pal
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers, Limited
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The catalogue is accompanied by two introductory essays: "Introduction: Desire and Devotion," by Pratapaditya Pal, and "Artistic Production, Religious Practice: Material and Ideological Constraints," by Hiram Woodward."--BOOK JACKET.
Liberation Through Hearing
Author: Demi
Publisher: Fons Vitae
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781941610084
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLiberation through Hearing, or more fully, The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Intermediate States (bar-do thos-grol chen-mo), has become widely known by its descriptive nickname used in the West, The Tibetan Book of the Dead. These secret teachings are attributed to the 8th century Indian Buddhist Master Padma Sambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, and are thought to have then been hidden in Tibet. Such a text is regarded as a "treasure" or terma (gter ma) text to be rediscovered later, as this one was by Karma Lingpa in the 14th century. A number of legends have grown around Padma Sambhava's life and deeds, and he is widely venerated as a 'second Buddha' across Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Himalayan states of India. The Nyingma School considers Padma Sambhava to be a founder of their tradition.
Art of Nepal
Author: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1985-01-01
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780520054073
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTibetan Art
Author: Lokesh Chandra
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe rich artistic heritage of Tibet reveals the depths of meditations of great masters, translated into the majestic abundance of iconic symbols that take the form of three-dimensional images or two-dimensional thankas. Tibetan Art is a comprehensive introduction to the complex iconography of thankas. It provides a glimpse of the mindground of this art and the land where it flourished. Although Tibetan Art portrays the historic Buddha Sakyamuni, the arhats, spiritual masters, great lamas, and founders of different religious lineages, the preponderance of its images depict supramundane beings. Predominantly these are: the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, female deities, protectors or tutelary gods (yi-dams), defenders of the faith, guardians of the four cardinal points, minor deities and supernatural beings.
Treasures of Tibetan Art
Author: Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConstructed between 1945 and 1947 by Jacques Marchais (the professional name of Jacqueline Klauber), the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art in Staten Island houses more than 1200 pieces of Tibetan Buddhist art from China and Mongolia, dating from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Two essays about the history of the museum and the history of Tibetan Buddhism open the catalogue, which contains 169 objects from the museum's collections.
Sacred Visions
Author: Steven Kossak
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 0870998625
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAccompanying an exhibition to be held in New York during late fall of 1998, Sacred Visions is a superbly illustrated volume of art works from the 11th to the mid-15th centuries which includes scholarly essays that relate to the paintings to be displayed.
