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OverviewThe present volume analyses the inscriptions, murals, and manuscripts of the Avatamsakasutra of the Tabo Monastery. It particularly focuses on the Gandavyuhasutra, which forms part of the larger magnum opus and prescribes ways and means of attaining nirvana. It details the various stages through which a seeker of truth named Sadhana passed during his long spiritual sojourn. The murals are addressed to an audience primarily consisting of nomadic, pastoral, and semi-agricultural communities living in the most inhospitable zone of the western Himalaya. The artists and patrons behind these murals and inscriptions sought to use the method of narrative visualization through which to communicate to the audience the principal ideas expounded in the Sutra. This book is based on extensive fieldwork conducted by the author over a period of fourteen years in the Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti region. On this basis, the author presents an insightful comparison between text and mural, and also comments on the larger field of Buddhist art as being a mode of transmission of Buddhist ideas contained in texts such as the Gandavyuhasutra. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Laxman S ThakurPublisher: OUP India Imprint: OUP India Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.20cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9780195673142ISBN 10: 019567314 Pages: 168 Publication Date: 01 December 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsLIST OF TABLES, LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF PLATES; ABBREVIATIONS; NOTE ON TRANSCRIPTION AND SIGN CRITICS; PROLOGUE; CHAPTER I. ENFRAMED INSCRIPTIONAL PANEL AND TIBETAN MANUSCRIPT; CHAPTER II. THE PILGRIM S PROGRESS: THE NARRATIVE PICTORIALS; CHAPTER III. THE INSCRIPTIONAL TEXTS; EPILOGUE; APPENDICES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |