- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Duncan Baird Publishers (6 Oct 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1844833054
- ISBN-13: 978-1844833054
- Product Dimensions: 30.6 x 24.4 x 2.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,385,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Buddhism is one of the world's great living faiths, as well as one of its oldest. Initially spreading throughout Asia, over the centuries it triumphed not by the might of military conquest but by virtue of its revolutionary ideas and profound insights. "Treasures of the Buddha" presents, in stunning colour photographs, a vivid portrait of this venerable religion and its great treasures - from its place of origin in northern India and out through its diffusion among the different kingdoms and empires of central, southern and eastern Asia. This book looks at each geographical region in turn and examines Buddhism's influence on and contribution to the culture, its incredible legacy of artefacts and monuments, and the meaning of the faith's exquisite devotional paintings and sacred emblems.
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GORGEOUS EXQUISITE BOOK, 4 Mar 2007
By Anne "ja2003" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Treasures of the Buddha: The Glories of Sacred Asia (Hardcover)
The book is FILLED with GORGEOUS PHOTOS of ancient Buddhist artwork from around the world with excellent description and history. Better than a National Geographic and WORTH EVERY PENNY. There is an EXQUISITE photo on EVERY page with the paper being very thick and high quality. The book is on the larger side, so none of the detail from the artwork is lost due to being too small. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in art, buddhism and/or history. Bravo to Mr. Lowenstein.
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Beautiful Images, 3 Dec 2010
By H. Winston - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Treasures of the Buddha: The Glories of Sacred Asia (Hardcover)
I have one other large book with images of significane relative to the Buddha, and the range of images is quite limited. I purchased this one after leafing through a friend's copy and the number, range, and quality of the images are all excellent to outstanding.
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