Sacred Buddhist Painting

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From the foreword by Dr. Lokesh Chandra: "Dr. Anjan Chakraverty presents in this book the rich and varied tradition of Tibetan scroll-painting for the non-specialist. It is a worthy endeavour by a budding scholar of art history and himself a practising artist. It is a welcome book that will carry the message and methodology of Tibet’s visual culture to a wide audience. Dr. Chakraverty chronicles the evolution of this art from Lord Buddha’s ministry, relates painting practices of Tibetan artists, surveys major styles of painting over the centuries, defines the iconography of outstanding deities and points out the quintessential meaning of these divine configurations. This book is a window to the shining light and essence of being in the shimmering lines and colours of thangkas. It takes the reader beyond the sphere of phenomena to the volume of sky-like emptiness (shunyata), painted with colours of pure awareness. Transcendental visions in transient colours: When you see what cannot be seen, Your mind becomes innately free-reality!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anjan Chakraverty

Anjan Chakraverty lives in Varanasi. After his post-graduation in creative painting he did his doctoral research on 'Landscape in Indian Miniature Painting'. His book, Indian Miniature Painting, was published in 1996. He shares his time between painting and teaching art history at the Faculty of Visual Art, Banaras Hindu University.

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Title
Sacred Buddhist Painting
Author
Edition
3rd ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8174360425
Length
96p., Figures; Plates.
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