The greatest art & monuments of Asian Buddhism, portrayed in more than 160 superb colour photographs
- including exquisite devotional paintings & manuscript illuminations, colossal statues & sculptures, ornate mandalas, intricate metalwork & fabulous monasteries & temples.
Includes:: Unrivalled coverage of the great Buddhist sites
- including the sculpted caves of Ajanta & Ellora in India, the three-dimensional mandala & temple-mountain of Borobudur in Java, the gilded monuments of the Sukhotai rulers in Thailand & the stone-carved microcosm of the universe at Angkor, one-time heart of the Khmer Empire. Traces the growth of the various schools of Buddhism & reveals the diversity of Buddhist art & practices in a range of cultures across the continent of Asia. Shows examples of superb craftsmanship, with a fascinating commentary on the motifs & symbols depicted, & the underlying beliefs.