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Mudra: A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture - Bollingen Series Reprint edition
Ernest Dale Saunders
Mudra: A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture - Bollingen Series Reprint edition
Ernest Dale Saunders
Appearing for the first time in paperback and illustrated with line drawings, diagrams, and 26 half-tone plates, this study of the iconographic aspect of Japanese Buddhist sculpture surveys the significance of eight principal and six secondary hand gestures (mudra), in addition to the postures (asana), such as the "lotus," and the symbolic attribut
296 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 21, 1985 |
ISBN13 | 9780691018669 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 320 |
Dimensions | 234 × 158 × 23 mm · 566 g |
Language | English |
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