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This book is a panoramic survey of the history of Buddhist art from its origins in India to its final efflorescence in Japan. Prof. Chikyo Yamamoto gives the main outlines of its evolution in India, Srilanka, Indonesia, Kambuja, Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Afghanistan, Chinese Turkistan, China, Korea and Japan. Beginning with the Asokan pillars with their intact capitals and Sanci, it covers all the major Buddhist monuments of India. The techniques of the early ...
The present English translation of the Chinese text is a milestone in the understanding of this root-text of the carya-tantras. Prof. Yamamoto has widened the field of Tantric studies. He is fully conscious of its imperfections and presents it as a catalyst to fresh interpretation. It has to be followed by a critical translation based on the comparison of the Chinese and Tibetan versions, along with their commentaries.