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Buddhism and Art

akira

16:40 / 27.01.04

I'm writing a 3000 word essey for Uni called 'Buddhism and Art'. I need help though. First draft is OK, but I need more. If anyone could suply me with links/Information on the following, it would be appreciated.

Architecture
Mountain Spirit Shrines
Seven Star Spirit

Stone and Wood
stupas
pagoda

Paintings
Tanch'ong

Statues
Sakyamuni
Vairocana
Amitabha
Maitreya
Bhaisagyaguru
Avalokitesvara
Mahasthramprapta
Samantabhadra
Manjusri

Murals

Son Art

Thats about it. I am especially interested in learning more about 'Son Art'. I've only got 1 paragraph...and I think it deserves a lot more

Hieronymus

00:44 / 28.01.04

BuddhaNet. It's where it's at.

Link on Buddhist art and architecture

Link on Son art

Oddly enough the image of the Buddha didn't come into being in Buddhism until after the influence of Alexander the Great and Grecian portrayals of the human form. Before then aniconism, or the practice of avoiding images of the Buddha, was the rule.

One of the only rare times early Western culture had any impact on Buddhism.

Trebor

19:03 / 03.02.04

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1880656124/ref=pd_sim_b_dp_1/026-0562965-3891653

Wabi sabi; an area you might be interested in. Might not. I would say more, but I'm on a friends computer and he's muddled up all the keys, and I can't touch type.

Bed Head

19:53 / 03.02.04

The Thames and Hudson World of Art series does a typically good intro: Buddhist Art and Architecture, by Robert E Fisher, approaches the subject country by country, more than enough material for a 3000 word essay and a good bibliography if you want to take it further. And it’s pretty easy to find World of Art books going cheap in returns shops.

Er, just checking... next to nothing in there on Son Art, though.

akira

16:59 / 05.02.04

Thanks for the help people. I've expanded most of the chapters now, except Sun Art. But I'm not giving up

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