Past Lives of the Buddha
Past Lives of the Buddha

Author: Pattaratorn Chirapravati (M.L.)

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 304

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Inside Wat Si Chum are 86 inscribed stone reliefs depicting jatakas, former lives of Gotama Buddha. This book presents the latest evidence and porposes new interpretations. It offers the first-ever English translation of the inscriptions, photographs of the reliefs supplemented by 19th century jataka paintings from Wat Khrua Wan, Bangkok, essys on all aspects of the temple and a discussion of the significance of jataks in international Buddhist literature, art and ideology.--Back cover.

Origins of Thai Art
Origins of Thai Art

Author: Betty Gosling

Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 202

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This richly illustrated, very readable book presents a survey of early Thai art within the context of recent art research. These extraordinary glimpses into Thailand's once hidden past have remained hidden and disconnected until recently. Here in one volume is a comprehensive survey over three and a half millennia of art that has led toward the formation of the modern Thai nation.