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The footprint of the Buddha / E. F. C. Ludowyk.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ludowyk, E. F. C. (Evelyn Frederick Charles), 1906-1985.
- Series:
- Routledge library editions. Buddhism ; Volume 10.
- Routledge Library Editions: Buddhism ; Volume 10
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gautama Buddha.
- Buddha and Buddhism--Sri Lanka.
- Buddha and Buddhism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2009, c1958.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Originally published in 1958, this volume discusses the Buddhist monuments of Sri Lanka, which represent a distinctive and valuable portion of the art of the ancient and medieval world. It traces the development of this artistic achievement and places it in the appropriate religious, philosophical and historical context. Supporting the text are thirty-one black & white plates and a glossary of terms used helps to guide the reader throughout the book.
- Contents:
- 1. The land and its background
- 2. The teacher
- 3. The teaching
- 4. The emperor
- 5. The island
- 6. The Thera and the king
- 7. Sacred city
- 8. Royal palace
- 9. Royal capital.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed June 3, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 1-135-02949-0
- 0-203-70671-4
- 1-135-02950-4
- 9780203706718
- OCLC:
- 844923059
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