Mythology of Buddhism in Tibet and Mongolia guide to the lamaist collection of Prince Ukhtomsky Mythology of Buddhism in Tibet and Mongolia guide to the lamaist collection of Prince Ukhtomsky
$135
Author: | Albert Grunwedel Edited by Sushama Lohia |
ISBN 13: | 9788177421255 |
Binding: | Hardbound |
Language: | English |
Year: | 2013 |
Pages: | 267pp.,178plates 29cm |
Series/Volumes: | Satapitaka Series 641 |
Published On: | 15th December 2013 |
Subject: | Art and Archaeology/Buddhism |
About the Book
The German work Mythologie des Buddhismus in Tibet und der Mongolei by the great Buddhologist Albert Grunwedel (Leipzig, 1900) has been translated into English for the first time by Dr. Mrs. Sushama Lohia who did her doctorate under the iconic Mongolist Prof. Walther Heissig. The book traces the development of the Buddhist pantheon in India, its dissemination to Tibet in the first period, Indian and Tibetan masters, and the conversion of the Mongols to the Gelukpa denomination who inherited the rich iconography of Lamaism. The major part is devoted to the iconics of the tutelary deities (yi.dam), Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, goddesses, dakinis, Dharmapalas and local deities. Detailed endnotes are followed by an index.