Mudra: A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture

Type

Book

Authors

Ernest Dale Saunders

ISBN 10

0691018669

ISBN 13

9780691018669

Tags

Criticism, Appreciation, Spirituality, Philosophy, General

Description

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 attributes. A pictorial index helps the reader in identifying the gestures. - from Amzon

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