Entering the Dharmadhātu : a study of the Gandavyūha reliefs of Borobudur /

Entering the Dharmadhātu : a study of the Gandavyūha reliefs of Borobudur /

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Author / Creator:	Fontein, Jan.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 257 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in Asian art and archaeology ; v. 26 Studies in Asian art and archaeology ; v. 26.
Subject:	Borobudur (Temple : Magelang, Indonesia) Borobudur (Temple : Magelang, Indonesia) Tripiṭaka. -- Sūtrapiṭaka. -- Avataṃsakasūtra. -- Gaṇḍavyūha. Tripiṭaka. -- Sūtrapiṭaka. -- Avataṃsakasūtra. -- Gaṇḍavyūha. Tripit⁺Đaka. Su⁺ѕtrapit⁺Đaka. Avatam⁺Đsakasu⁺ѕtra. Gan⁺Đd⁺Đavyu⁺ѕha. Buddhist relief (Sculpture) -- Indonesia -- Magelang -- Themes, motives. Bas-relief -- Indonesia -- Magelang -- Themes, motives. Bas-relief -- Themes, motives. Buddhist relief (Sculpture) -- Themes, motives. Indonesia -- Magelang. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11133547

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ISBN:	9789004223486 9004223487 9789004211223 9004211225
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-254) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	New identifications of the 460 bas-reliefs of Borobudur illustrating the Gandavyūha, based upon a comparison with the contents of three early Chinese translations of Sanskrit manuscripts of the text of Central Asian or Indian provenance. "The Gandavyu⁺ѕha, a sacred text of Maha⁺ѕya⁺ѕna Buddhism, is an allegorical tale of the pilgrimage of a youth named Sudhana, who visits fifty-three spiritual mentors to receive their instruction in the Conduct of the Bodhisattva. His miraculous journey on the path towards Enlightenment inspired the sculptors of Borobudur (9th century C.E.) to illustrate the tale in 460 bas-reliefs on the higher galleries of this great Javanese monument. During the 1920s N.J. Krom and F.D.K. Bosch identified many of the panels, but most of their findings, written in Dutch, remained unnoticed. Entering the Dharmadha⁺ѕtu compares the complete set of panels with three early Chinese translations of Central Asian and Indian Sanskrit manuscripts of the Gandavyu⁺ѕha. This first identification of the entire series in English concludes with a discussion of the new perspectives on the meaning, symbolism, and architecture of Borobudur that a reading of the Gandavyu⁺ѕha suggests."--Publisher's description.
Other form:	Print version: Fontein, Jan. Entering the Dharmadh?tu : A Study of the Gandavy?ha Reliefs of Borobudur. Leiden : BRILL, ©2012 9789004211223