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Buddhism through Art

The least militant of faiths, Buddhism lays emphasis upon gentleness, compassion and self-denial. Buddha is an historical figure, who lived several centuries before Christ. In the temples of the East he is portrayed in many poses, each of profound significance to believers.

32-page teaching notes, 30 postcards, map

Specimen list of cards

: *The meditating Buddha, Sri Lanka; A Buddha seated on a double-lotus throne, China; A novice accepting the Buddhist robe, Thailand; A scene painted on leaves from the Bodhi Tree, China; A standing Buddha flanked by disciples, Thailand; A typical Buddhist garden, Japan; An earth-touching Buddha, Thailand; Buddha being protected by the king of snakes, Cambodia; Gautama and Yashodhara at the palace of Kapilavastu; Gautama leaving the palace on his horse Kanthaka, Burma; Maitreya, the future Buddha of peace and wisdom; Mara's army attacking Gautama, Sanchi, India; Monks on their early morning alms round, Thailand; Queen Maya's Dream and the birth of the future Buddha; Reclining Buddha, Wat Pho, Bangkok

: Reliquary stupa of the Black Hat Tibetan Buddhists, India; The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, with a thousand arms; The bodhisattva Guan-yin or Tara; The bodhisattva Manjushri, the deity of wisdom; The Buddha becomes an ascetic, Ajanta, India; The death of the Buddha, Japan; The Diamond Sutra, China; The gesture of explanation, Thailand; The lotus pool at Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India; The oldest existing stupa, at Sanchi, India; The Shwedagon pagoda, Rangoon, Burma; The Wheel of the Law, Lhasa, Tibet; Tibetan pilgrims at the Potala Palae Lhasa; Wheel of Life, a teaching mandala; Yamantaka, a wrathful deity, Tibet


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