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Shaping The Lotus Sutra: Buddhist Visual Culture In Medieval China
Shaping The Lotus Sutra Buddhist Visual Culture In Medieval China
Author: Eugene Y. Wang, EUGENE YUEJIN WANG
The Lotus Sutra has been the most widely read and most revered Buddhist scripture in East Asia since its translation in the third century. The miracles and parables in the "king of sutras" inspired a variety of images in China, in particular the sweeping compositions known as transformation tableaux that developed between the seventh and ninth c...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780295984629
ISBN-10: 0295984627
Publication Date: 2/28/2005
Pages: 487
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Publisher: University of Washington Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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