Entering the Dharmadhātu : a study of the Gandavyūha reliefs of Borobudur

Entering the Dharmadhātu : a study of the Gandavyūha reliefs of Borobudur / Jan Fontein.

New identifications of the 460 bas-reliefs of Borobudur illustrating the Gandavyūha, based upon a comparison with the contents of three early Chinese translations of Sanskrit manuscripts of the text of Central Asian or Indian provenance.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fontein, Jan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
Series:Studies in Asian art and archaeology ; v. 26.
Subjects:
Borobudur (Temple : Magelang, Indonesia)
Tripiṭaka. > Sūtrapiṭaka. > Avataṃsakasūtra. > Gaṇḍavyūha.
Tripiṭaka. > Sūtrapiṭaka. > Avataṃsakasūtra. > Gaṇḍavyūha
Buddhist relief (Sculpture) > Indonesia > Magelang > Themes, motives.
Bas-relief > Indonesia > Magelang > Themes, motives.
ART > Sculpture & Installation.
Bas-relief > Themes, motives
Buddhist relief (Sculpture) > Themes, motives
Indonesia > Magelang
Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary:New identifications of the 460 bas-reliefs of Borobudur illustrating the Gandavyūha, based upon a comparison with the contents of three early Chinese translations of Sanskrit manuscripts of the text of Central Asian or Indian provenance.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 257 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-254) and index.
ISBN:9789004223486
9004223487
9789004211223
9004211225
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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