Illustrated History of the Mandala, An - From Its Genesis to the Kalacakratantra Tanaka Kimiaki Paperback
Everyone's heard of mandalas; now we have a uniquely rich history and explanation of their meaning.This book is a history of the genesis and development of the mandala from the fifth and sixth…
Specifikacia Illustrated History of the Mandala, An - From Its Genesis to the Kalacakratantra Tanaka Kimiaki Paperback
Everyone's heard of mandalas; now we have a uniquely rich history and explanation of their meaning.This book is a history of the genesis and development of the mandala from the fifth and sixth centuries, when the mandala first appeared in India, to the eleventh century, when the Kalacakratantra appeared just before the disappearance of Buddhism in India. The 600 years of Indian esoteric Buddhism that concluded the 1,700-year history of Indian Buddhism could be said to have been the history of the development of the mandala. (The Kalacakratantra integrated earlier mandala theories into a single system and established a monumental system unprecedented in the history of esoteric Buddhism. It was thus the culmination of the development of Indian Buddhism over a period of 1,700 years.) The analysis is at the micro level and includes numerous illustrations and charts. Particular