Subject: Buddhist art--Exhibitions

Mandala : the architecture of enlightenment
AuthorLeidy, Denise PatryThurman, Robert A. F.Asia Society. GalleriesTibet House (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
PlaceNew York, Boston
PublisherShambhala Publications, Asia Society Galleries , Tibet House
CollectionRicci Institute Library [Luce]
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook (Exhibition catalog)
Series
ShelfSeminar Room 102-103
Call NumberN8193.A3 N32 1997
Description175 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 26 cm
Note

Mandala : the architecture of enlightenment / Denise Patry Leidy and Robert A.F. Thurman.

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition ... co-organized by the Asia Society Galleries and Tibet House, Asia Society Galleries, New York, September 24, 1997-January 4, 1998"--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references (page 171) and index.

Foreword / Vishakha N. Desai and Robert A.F. Thurman -- Introduction / Denise Patry Leidy and Robert A.F. Thurman -- Place and Process: Mandala Imagery in the Buddhist Art of Asia / Denise Patry Leidy -- Catalogue of the Exhibition / Denise Patry Leidy and Robert A.F. Thurman. Space and Sanctity in Buddhist Art. Pure Lands and Other Perfected Worlds. Diversity in Mandalas from Nepal and Tibet. Regional Variations: Mandalas from Southeast and East Asia -- Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment / Robert A.F. Thurman -- App. A. Kalachakra Mandalas -- App. B. Selected Writings

ISBN0878480889 ; 9780878480883
LCCN97074622