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Mudrā. A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture

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Appearing for the first time in paperback and illustrated with line drawings, diagrams, and 26 half-tone plates, this study of the iconographic aspect of Japanese Buddhist sculpture surveys the significance of eight principal and six secondary hand gestures (mudra), in addition to the postures (asana), such as the "lotus," and the symbolic attributes. A pictorial index helps the reader in identifying the gestures.

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Mudrā. A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture, Ernest Dale Saunders

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Jaar van publicatie
1985
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Titel
Mudrā. A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture
Taal
Engels
Jaar van publicatie
1985
Formaat
Paperback
ISBN10
0691018669
ISBN13
9780691018669
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Appearing for the first time in paperback and illustrated with line drawings, diagrams, and 26 half-tone plates, this study of the iconographic aspect of Japanese Buddhist sculpture surveys the significance of eight principal and six secondary hand gestures (mudra), in addition to the postures (asana), such as the "lotus," and the symbolic attributes. A pictorial index helps the reader in identifying the gestures.