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This book is a collection of annotated photos taken in 2009 and 2010 at Ching Kwok Chinese Buddhist Temple, located in Toronto, Ontario. The book is arranged as a walk-around, featuring pictures of the main shrine hall, the main altar, all of the statues, close-up details of many statues, the various chapels, offering tables, paintings, ritual objects, decorative panels, and calligraphic scrolls. Each item is accompanied by an explanation of its iconographic meaning, context, fabrication and provenance. The significant contribution of "Understanding the Chinese Buddhist Temple" is to reveal the key concepts embedded within the numerous objects common to Chinese Buddhist shrines, as well as the layout of the temple, in an engaging manner that combines photographic representations with explanations. The book is suitable for anyone interested in Chinese Buddhism and culture.

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• Pełny tytuł: Understanding the Chinese Buddhist Temple
• Autor: Karma Yonten Gyatso
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 60
• EAN: 9781896559063
• ISBN: 1896559069
• ID: 12478238
• Wydawca: The Sumeru Press Inc.
• Waga: 165 g
• Wymiary: 280 × 216 × 4 mm
• Data wydania: 01. September 2010

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