Awaken
A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment
Published on 14. May 2019
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-300-24465-6 (ISBN)
Description
An innovative and compelling presentation of world-class Tibetan Buddhist art, elucidating its esoteric themes through visual storytelling
Encouraging personal engagement with Tibetan Buddhism, this dynamic book presents spectacular Himalayan art and explores the philosophical tenets encoded in its imagery. Taking as its theme the universally accessible experience of Awakening, the book's main text leads readers along an immersive journey of self-discovery, aided by a virtual guide, or lama, and traditional art meant to support meditative practice. Complementary essays examine Tibetan Buddhism's ritual tools, paintings, symbolic imagery, and artistic traditions. Beautiful color images of all artworks, including three by contemporary Nepalese-American artist Tsherin Sherpa, and selected important details enhance our understanding of their complex iconography.
Distributed for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Exhibition Schedule:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond
(04/27/19-08/18/19)
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
(01/17/20-04/19/20)
Encouraging personal engagement with Tibetan Buddhism, this dynamic book presents spectacular Himalayan art and explores the philosophical tenets encoded in its imagery. Taking as its theme the universally accessible experience of Awakening, the book's main text leads readers along an immersive journey of self-discovery, aided by a virtual guide, or lama, and traditional art meant to support meditative practice. Complementary essays examine Tibetan Buddhism's ritual tools, paintings, symbolic imagery, and artistic traditions. Beautiful color images of all artworks, including three by contemporary Nepalese-American artist Tsherin Sherpa, and selected important details enhance our understanding of their complex iconography.
Distributed for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Exhibition Schedule:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond
(04/27/19-08/18/19)
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
(01/17/20-04/19/20)
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
230 color + b-w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 287 mm
Width: 249 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1633 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-24465-6 (9780300244656)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
John Henry Rice is the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Jeffrey Durham is associate curator of Himalayan art at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.