Stupa cult and symbolism
Stupa as a monument, its symbolism, ritual and construction have been studied in modern scholarship for the last two hundred years. This volume reproduces a number of studies of Prof. Gustav Roth on its architectural details, philosophical concepts it embodies, its symbolic significance in a number...
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New Delhi
International Academy of Indian Culture,Aditya Prakashan
2009
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| Summary: | Stupa as a monument, its symbolism, ritual and construction have been studied in modern scholarship for the last two hundred years. This volume reproduces a number of studies of Prof. Gustav Roth on its architectural details, philosophical concepts it embodies, its symbolic significance in a number of Sanskrit texts. The volume is rich in new material and fresh interpretations of the stã upa which was central to the Buddhist conceptual world, so much so that the present Chinese currency note of 1 yuan issued in 1999 shows stã upas in the waters of oceanic consciousness.;;This volume contains contributions from four scholar, rich in new materal and fresh interpretations of the Stupa which was central to the Buddhist conceptnal word |
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| Physical Description: | 246 p. ill. ([1] col.) 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 8177420844 9788177420845 |