Entering the Dharmadhatu : a study of the Gandavyuha reliefs of Borobudur / by Jan Fontein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fontein, Jan.

Series:

Studies in Asian art and archaeology ; v. 26.

Studies in Asian art and archaeology ; v. 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhist relief (Sculpture)--Indonesia--Magelang--Themes, motives.

Buddhist relief (Sculpture).

Bas-relief--Indonesia--Magelang--Themes, motives.

Bas-relief.

Tripitaka. Sutrapitaka. Avatamsakasutra. Gandavyuha.

Tripitaka.

Borobudur (Temple : Magelang, Indonesia).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Summary:

New identifications of the 460 bas-reliefs of Borobudur illustrating the Gandavy?ha, based upon a comparison with the contents of three early Chinese translations of Sanskrit manuscripts of the text of Central Asian or Indian provenance.

Contents:

Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Bibliographical Notes; Introduction; A Short History of the Identification of the Gandavyūha Reliefs of Borobudur; Textual Variants of the Gandavyūha and the Reliefs of Borobudur; THE GANDAVYŪHA RELIEFS OF BOROBUDUR; Second Gallery, Main Wall: Prologue (II-1-II-15); Second Gallery, Main Wall: Pilgrimage, First Series (II-16-II-72); Second Gallery, Main Wall: The Pilgrimage, Second Series (II-73-II-128); Third Gallery, Main Wall (III-1-III-88); Third Gallery, Balustrade (IIIB-1-IIIB-88); Fourth Gallery, Balustrade (IVB-1-IVB-84)

The Gandavyūha: Text and Image at BorobudurComments on the Reliefs of the Second Gallery, Main Wall; Comments on the Reliefs of the Third Gallery and the Fourth Balustrade; Fourth Gallery Main Wall: The Bhadracarī Reliefs (IV-1-IV-88); Comments on the Bhadracarī Reliefs; Epilogue; Appendix: Note on the Reliefs of the Second Balustrade; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-254) and index.

OCLC:

794328566