The Future Buddha Maitreya (Emerging Perceptions in Buddhist Studies)
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Lieferung aus: Indien, Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, D K Printworld.
Maitreya is not just one of the myriad divinities of the Buddhist pantheon; he is revered by the devout as the Buddha of the fifth world cycle, the Ultimate Buddha, the Much-Awaited Deliverer, who (like Kalki a would-be incarnation of Visnu in Hinduism) will descend on the earth, in human form, sometime in the distant future and lead people to both enlightenment and the final nirvana. The cult of Maitreya, however, goes as far back as to the second century bc, and even beyond, when perhaps, his images, in varying anthropomorphic forms, came to be chiseled alongside the earliest sculptural representations of the Buddha and Boddhisattvas. Here is the first iconological study to exclusively focus on the Maitreya phenomenon in almost the whole range of Buddhist sculptural art. Exploring the historical evolution of the Maitreya cult, the book admirably highlights the different phases of Maitreya iconography with an in-depth analysis of the images from various regions of the Indian subcontinent Gandhara, Kashmir, Mathura, Sarnath, Nalanda, Orissa, Western Deccan and South India. Dr. Inchang Kim has skilfully combined his extensive fieldwork with diverse literary sources to contextually explore some of the problematic issues to their last thread like, for instance, the genesis of Maitreya cult, its nature in the pre-Christian era, and its role in Hinayana, Mahayana and Yogacara Buddhism. Also spelling out the symbolism of Maitreya iconography, the study specially underscores the iconographic attributes that help not only identify Maitreya, but also distinguish the Buddha of the Future from other Bodhisattvas. Together with a generous supplement of visual material comprising over 240 photographic reproductions with an extensive bibliography and index, the book is invaluable to art historians, connoisseurs/specialists of Buddhist sculptural art and scholars of Buddhist studies. Hardcover, संस्करण: 1, लेबल: D.K. Print World Ltd, D.K. Print World Ltd, उत्पाद समूह: Book, प्रकाशित: 1996-12, स्टूडियो: D.K. Print World Ltd, बिक्री रैंक: 261119.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, प्लस शिपिंग, शिपिंग क्षेत्र: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Zubal Books, OH, Cleveland, [RE:5].
385 pp. including plates, Hardcover, ex library else text clean and binding tight. Hard cover, Unabridged.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Zubal-Books [581], Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
385 pp. including plates, Hardcover, ex library else text clean and binding tight.

Lieferung aus: Indien, प्लस शिपिंग, शिपिंग क्षेत्र: INT.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Bestdealsbooks, DELHI, NEW DELHI, [RE:3].
HARDBACK, Unabridged.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, प्लस शिपिंग, शिपिंग क्षेत्र: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, ExtremelyReliable, TX, Richmond, [RE:4].
Hardcover, 1.