Buddhist Manuscript Cultures: Knowledge, Ritual and Art: 1 (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism)

by JulianeSchober (Editor), StephenC.Berkwitz (Editor), Claudia Brown (Editor)

• New

  Hardcover
  2008

  $163.46

  Offers cross-cultural insights into the transmission of Buddhist knowledge and the use of texts and images as ritual objects in the artistic and aesthetic traditions of Buddhist cultures. This book investigates the roles manuscripts and images play in the transmission of Buddhist texts and in fostering devotion among Buddhist communities.