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Creating the universe : depictions of the cosmos in Himalayan Buddhism / Eric Huntington.
Van Pelt Library BQ4570.C6 H86 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Huntington, Eric, author.
- Series:
- Global South Asia
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buddhist cosmology.
- Buddhist art and symbolism--Himalaya Mountains Region.
- Buddhist art and symbolism.
- Buddhist literature--Himalaya Mountains Region.
- Buddhist literature.
- Buddhism--Himalaya Mountains Region--Customs and practices.
- Buddhism.
- Himalaya Mountains Region.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 283 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 27 cm.
- Edition:
- First [edition].
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2019]
- Contents:
- Introduction: Orienting space and self
- Cosmos in texts: Explaining the blueness of the sky
- Cosmos in the maṇḍala: Salvation through geography
- Cosmos in offering: Piling a mountain of treasures
- Cosmos in architecture: Sacred space and murals
- Conclusion: Portraits of landscapes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-270) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Huntington, Eric. Creating the universe.
- ISBN:
- 9780295744063
- 0295744065
- OCLC:
- 1031916664
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