Buddhist architecture / Le Huu Phuoc.

By: Le, Huu PhuocMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English [Place of publication not identified] : Grafikol, 2010Description: 343 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0984404309 (paperback)Subject(s): Buddhist architecture -- Asia | Buddhist architecture -- IndiaLOC classification: NA5960 .L4 2010
Contents:
Indus civilization -- Foundation of Buddhism -- Asoka pillar -- Monastery -- Rock-hewn cave -- Supa -- Temple -- Four holiest sites.
Summary: "The volume thoroughly examines the origins and principal types of Buddhist architecture in Asia primarily between the third century BCE-twelfth century CE with an emphasis on India. It aims to construct shared architectural traits and patterns alongwith the derivative relationships between Indian and Asian Buddhist monuments. It also discusses the historical antecedents in the Indus Civilization and the religious and philosophical foundations of the three schools of Buddhism and its founder, Buddha. Previously obscure topics such as Aniconic and Vajrayana (Tantric) architecture and the four holiest sites of Buddhism will also be covered in this comprehensive volume. The author further investigates the influences of Buddhist architecture upon Islamic, Christian, and Hindu architecture that have been overlooked by past scholars." https://www.amazon.com/Buddhist-Architecture-Huu-Phuoc/dp/0984404309
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-324) and index.

Indus civilization -- Foundation of Buddhism -- Asoka pillar -- Monastery -- Rock-hewn cave -- Supa -- Temple -- Four holiest sites.

"The volume thoroughly examines the origins and principal types of Buddhist architecture in Asia primarily between the third century BCE-twelfth century CE with an emphasis on India. It aims to construct shared architectural traits and patterns alongwith the derivative relationships between Indian and Asian Buddhist monuments. It also discusses the historical antecedents in the Indus Civilization and the religious and philosophical foundations of the three schools of Buddhism and its founder, Buddha. Previously obscure topics such as Aniconic and Vajrayana (Tantric) architecture and the four holiest sites of Buddhism will also be covered in this comprehensive volume. The author further investigates the influences of Buddhist architecture upon Islamic, Christian, and Hindu architecture that have been overlooked by past scholars."

https://www.amazon.com/Buddhist-Architecture-Huu-Phuoc/dp/0984404309