TheArtofBuddhismAnIntroductiontoItsHist

AsitsteachingsspreadfromtheIndiansubcontinentinalldirectionsacrossAsia，Buddhisminfluencedeverycultureittouched—from Afghanistan to Korea ，from  Mongolia  toJava.BuddhistartisaradiantreflectionoftheencounteroftheBuddha’steachingswiththediversecivilizationsthatcameundertheirsway.ItisalsoanintriguingvisualrecordoftheevolutionofBuddhistpracticeandphilosophyoveraperiodofmorethantwomillennia.MorethantwohundredphotographsprovidethevisualcontextforthistouroftheworldofBuddhistart.Includedintherichvarietyofformsarearchitectureandmonumentalart，statuary，paintings，calligraphy，fresco，brushwork，andtextilearts.DeniseLeidy’sguideistheperfectintroductorytextforallthoseintriguedbythissplendidaesthetictradition.ItalsoanessentialresourceforallwhoseektounderstandBuddhistartasteaching.