Stupa and its Technology: A TibetoBuddhist Perspective (Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts),Used

Stupa and its Technology: A TibetoBuddhist Perspective (Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts),Used

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Among all the religious monuments of the world, the stupa has the longest uninterrupted historical development. Though modeled after the Indian prototype, the stupa architecture was developed in all the countries where Buddhism had flourished. Over time, the structural shape of the stupa underwent significant modifications in India and the other Asian Buddhist countries. The present study shows how Tibet became a treasure house of Buddhist culture and literaturehighlighting important texts dealing with stupa architecture. Various ritual activities associated with the construction of the stupa are described along with the eight fundamental types of TibetoBuddhist stupas and their main structural components. A survey of the stupas found in the upper Indus Valley in the Leh region of Ladakh shows their similarity to the TibetoBuddhist tradition. The value of the book is enhanced by an appendix with English translation of four important Tibetan texts preceded by transliteration. This monograph is the first in the new subseries of the IGNCA on the Buddhist stupas, which would not be restricted to India alone. It is hoped that such studies will enable the arthistorians and archaeologists to understand this important structural form in totality in relation to its wide geographical spread and the distinctive features of particular developments in different countries.

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