Mażżalas in the Making

Michelle C. Wang

ISBN 10: 9004357653 / ISBN 13: 9789004357655

Published by Koninklijke Brill BV Jan 2018, 2018

Neuware - The first scholarly monograph on Buddhist ma??alas in China, this book examines the Ma??ala of Eight Great Bodhisattvas. This iconographic template, in which a central Buddha is flanked by eight attendants, flourished during the Tibetan (786-848) and post-Tibetan Guiyijun (848-1036) periods at Dunhuang. A rare motif that appears in only four cave shrines at the Mogao and Yulin sites, the ma??ala bore associations with political authority and received patronage from local rulers. Attending to the historical and cultural contexts surrounding this iconography, this book demonstrates that transcultural communication over the Silk Routes during this period, and the religious dialogue between the Chinese and Tibetan communities, were defining characteristics of the visual language of Buddhist ma??alas at Dunhuang. Seller Inventory # 9789004357655

Synopsis:

This book examines the Mandala of Eight Great Bodhisattvas during the Tibetan (786848) and post-Tibetan Guiyijun (8481036) periods at Dunhuang, focusing on the intersections between political authority, religious praxis, and visual language.

About the Author: Michelle C. Wang, Ph.D. (Harvard, 2008), is Assistant Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Georgetown University. A specialist in medieval Chinese art, her publications have addressed Buddhist mandalas, Dunhuang painting, and art of the Silk Road.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mażżalas in the Making
Publisher: Koninklijke Brill BV Jan 2018
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Buch
Condition: Neu