Images of Enlightenment Tibetan Art in Practice

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ISBN: 9781559392587 | 1559392584
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 9/18/2006

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This book is unique in its explanation of the relationship between the multifaceted symbolism of Tibetan Buddhist deity images and meditative practice.

Andy Weber spent seven years in India and Nepal studying the iconographic art of Tibetan Buddhism, and his work has appeared throughout the world in numerous exhibitions and Buddhist publications. He lives in London, England.

List of Illustrations

Introduction

(12)

The Founder and His Teachings

(32)

Shakyamuni Buddha

(8)

The Wheel of Life

(8)

The Arhat Lam-chung

(4)

Stupa of Enlightenment

(4)

The Bodhisattva Path

(24)

Prajnaparamita

(5)

Avalokiteshvara

(7)

Manjushri

(4)

Vajrapani

(4)

The Five Buddha Families

(10)

Sambhogakaya Aspects of the Buddhas of the Five Families

(3)

Amitabha

(4)

Enlightened Activity

(28)

Green Tara

(6)

White Tara

(3)

Ushnisha Vijaya

(4)

Amitayus

(3)

Medicine Buddha

(4)

Vaishravana

103

(4)

The Path of Bliss and Emptiness

107

(46)

Vajradhara

112

(4)

Vajrasattva

116

(4)

Guhyasamaja

120

(4)

Yamantaka and Dharmaraja

124

(9)

Heruka Chakrasamvara

133

(6)

Vajrayogini

139

(6)

Buddha Vajradharma

145

(2)

Mahakala

147

(6)

A Living Tradition

153

(40)

Guru Rinpoche, Padmasambhava

159

(5)

Atisha

164

(5)

Sakya Pandita

169

(6)

Marpa the Translator and Jetsun Milarepa

175

(5)

Je Tsong Khapa

180

(13)

Maitreya, The Future Buddha

193

(8)

Artist's Afterword

201

(6)

List of Proper Names

207

(6)

Glossary

213

(12)

Notes

225

(24)

Bibliography

249

(10)

Index

259

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Images of Enlightenment Tibetan Art in Practice

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