Absence of the Buddha Image in Early Buddhist Art: Towards Its Significance in Comparative ReligionD.K. Printworld, 1998 - 257 pages Dr. Tanaka, For The First Time Ever, Explores The Absence Of The Buddha-Image In Early Buddhist Art. Applying The Motif Of The Empty Throne , She Undertakes A Comparative Study Of Buddhism And Other Religions. |
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Visible Facts | 5 |
Conclusion | 141 |
A Guide to the Visuals | 158 |
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absence Ahura Ahura Mazda Allah altar ancient Buddhists artistic Aśoka Bhārhut Bodhi Bodhi-tree Buddha image Buddha Śākyamuni Buddhist monuments century Chapter chariot Christian art Comparative Religion context Deceased decorative Delhi depicted devotees Dharma dharmacakra disciples early Buddhist art Eastern Gateway elephant empty throne Enlightenment expressed faith Fire Gāndhāra gods Granth Guru Holy human form Ibid Illust image in early India inscriptions interpret invisible Islām Jesus Christ Jewish Ka'ba Kapilavastu King Aśoka King Viḍūḍabha later periods living Lord Lüders Mahāyāna Mănuși Buddhas meaning Middle Lintels motifs of early Muḥammad narrative scene nature Nikaya Northern Gateway one's Pāli personages Pillar prayer presence prophet Qur'an railing relief-scenes religious reverence rituals Rock Edicts sacred Śākyamuni Buddha Śākyas Samgha Sañci sanctuary scriptures sculptors seat seen significance Sikh Sikhism Singh spiritual stage Stupa stūpa-art stūpa-motif symbols Tathāgata Therag tree triratna vedikā vedika-design viewers visual words worship Zarathustra Zoroastrianism