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Buddhism in Afghanistan and Central Asia / Simone Gaulier.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gaulier, Simone, author.
- Series:
- Iconography of Religions Series
- Iconography of Religions Section XIII, Indian Religions ; Fasc. 14
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art--Afghanistan.
- Art.
- Buddhist art--Afghanistan.
- Buddhist art.
- Afghanistan--Antiquities.
- Afghanistan.
- Asia, Central--Antiquities.
- Asia, Central.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (29 p.) ill
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 1997.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Elements of Bibliography
- Abbreviations
- I. INTRODUCTION
- II. BUDDHA
- The Standing Buddhas
- The Seated Buddhas
- The Life of Buddha Śākyamuni
- Jātaka and Avādana
- The Miracle of Śrāvastī and Transcendent Buddhas
- The Thousand Buddhas
- The Two-Headed Buddha
- Paradise of Maitreya and Amitābha
- III. BODHISATTVA
- Siddhārtha, Maitreya
- Avalokiteśvara
- Kṣitigarbha
- Mañjuśrī and Samantabhadra
- Vajrapāṇi
- Legends to the Illustrations
- Figures.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-66672-9
- 0-585-27615-3
- OCLC:
- 1528961650
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