Book Title: Treasures Of The Buddha
ISBN: 9781844833054
By Author(s):TOM LOWENSTEIN
By Publisher:WATKINS MEDIA
Format:HC
Buddhism is one of the worlds 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 buddhisms influence on and contribution to the culture, its incredible legacy of artefacts and monuments, and the meaning of the faiths exquisite devotional paintings and sacred emblems