The Symbolism of the Stupa / Adrian Snodgrass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Snodgrass, Adrian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhist art and symbolism.

Stūpas.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 407 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Revised Edition

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A close analysis of the architecture of the stupa-a Buddhist symbolic form that is found throughout South, Southeast, and East Asia. The author, who trained as an architect, examines both the physical and metaphysical levels of these buildings, which derive their meaning and significance from Buddhist and Brahmanist influences.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Preface / Reynolds, Craig J.

Corrigenda

Introduction

The Plan

1. The Spatial Configuration of the Stupa

2. The Ritual Demarcation of the Stupa Plan

3. The Symbolism of the Centre

4. The Symbolism of Measuring

5. The Symbolism of the Directions of Space

6. The Deployment of Space and the Sacrifice

7. The Deployment of Space and the Solar Breath

8. The Deployment of Space in Iconography, Architecture and the Buddhist Kingdom

9. The Stupa Plan as Wheel

10. The Stupa Plan and the Lotus

11. The Circle and the Square

12. The Stupa Plan as Mándala

13. The Sacred Enclosure

The Pile

14. The Symbolism of the Axis

15. The Symbolism of the Dome

16. The Symbolism of the Superstructure

17. The Symbolism of the Harmika

18. Ascent

19. The Symbolism of the Spire

20. The Symbolism of the Pinnacle

21. The Function of the Stupa

22. Synthesis

Abbreviations

List of Works Cited

List of Illustrations

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 381-407.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

1-5017-1896-7

OCLC:

1080552001