Precious treasures from the Diamond Throne: finds from the site of the Buddha's enlightenment

The Mahabodhi temple at Bodhgaya in eastern India has long been recognised as the place where the Buddha sat in meditation and attained enlightenment. The site, soon identified as the 'Diamond Throne' or vajrasana, became a destination for pilgrims and a focus of religious attention for mo...

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Weitere Verfasser: Van Schaik, Sam 1972- (HerausgeberIn), Simone, Daniela de (HerausgeberIn), Hidas, Gergely (HerausgeberIn), Willis, Michael D. 1951- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London The British Museum [2021]
Schriftenreihe:Research publication 228
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Zusammenfassung:The Mahabodhi temple at Bodhgaya in eastern India has long been recognised as the place where the Buddha sat in meditation and attained enlightenment. The site, soon identified as the 'Diamond Throne' or vajrasana, became a destination for pilgrims and a focus of religious attention for more than two thousand years. This volume presents new research on Bodhgaya and assesses the important archaeological, artistic and literary evidence that bears witness to the Buddha's enlightenment and to the enduring significance of Bodhgaya in the history of Buddhism. The book brings together a team of international scholars to look at the history and perception of the site across the Buddhist world and its position in the networks of patronage and complex religious landscape of northern India. The volume assesses the site's decline in the thirteenth century, as well as its subsequent revival as a result of archaeological excavations in the nineteenth century. Using the British Museum's collections as a base, the authors discuss the rich material culture excavated from the site that highlights Bodhgaya's importance in the field of Buddhist studies
Beschreibung:174 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9780861592289