Mudra: A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Mudra: A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture
By (Author) Ernest Dale Saunders
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
29th May 1985
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Buddhism
Non-graphic and electronic art forms
294.3437
Physical Properties
Paperback
320
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
482g
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 attribut
Reviews
"Mudra is filled with a wealth of information about the basic symbols of Buddhist sculpture, their possible origins, and their manifold meanings."--The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
