TY  - BOOK
AU  - Huntington,Eric
TI  - Creating the universe: depictions of the cosmos in Himalayan Buddhism 
T2  - Global South Asia
SN  - 9780295744070
AV  - BQ4570.C6 
U1  - 294.3/424 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Seattle
PB  - University of Washington Press
KW  - Buddhist cosmology
KW  - Cosmologie bouddhique
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Comparative Religion
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - ART
KW  - History
KW  - General
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Orienting space and self -- Cosmos in texts: explaining the blueness of the sky -- Cosmos in the Maala: salvation through geography -- Cosmos in offering: piling a mountain of treasures -- Cosmos in architecture: sacred space and murals -- Portraits of landscapes
N2  - Winner, 2018 Edward Cameron Dimock, Jr. Prize in the Indian Humanities Buddhist representations of the cosmos across nearly two thousand years of history in Tibet, Nepal, and India show that cosmology is a rich language for the expression of diverse religious ideas, with cosmological thinking at the center of Buddhist thought, art, and practice. In Creating the Universe, Eric Huntington presents examples of visual art and architecture, primary texts, ritual ideologies, and material practices--accompanied by extensive explanatory diagrams--to reveal the immense complexity of cosmological thinking in Himalayan Buddhism. Employing comparisons across function, medium, culture, and history, he exposes cosmology as a fundamental mode of engagement with numerous aspects of religion, from preliminary lessons to the highest rituals for enlightenment. This wide-ranging work will interest scholars and students of many fields, including Buddhist studies, religious studies, art history, and area studies. Art History Publication Initiative. For more information, visit http://arthistorypi.org/books/creating-the-universe
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