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Awaken : a Tibetan Buddhist journey toward enlightenment
Title:
Awaken : a Tibetan Buddhist journey toward enlightenment

Awaken (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)
Author:
Rice, John Henry, 1971- editor.
ISBN:
9780300244656
Uniform Title:
Awaken (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)
Publication Information:
Richmond, Virginia : Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, [2019]
Physical Description:
xi, 244 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
General Note:
Exhibition held at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, April 27-August 18, 2019 and Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, January 17-April 19, 2020.
Contents:
Awaken / Teachings envisioned / Tools of the trade / Vajracharya crowns and diadems / Seeing the unseen / Ancient innovations and thangka treasures / Transformer
Abstract:
"Curators Dr. John Henry Rice, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art, VMFA, and Jeffrey Durham, Associate Curator of Himalayan Art, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, co-authored the catalogue, which presents the exhibition's spectacular Himalayan art, explores the philosophical tenets encoded in the works, and details an immersive process of self-discovery. Complementary essays examine Tibetan Buddhism's ritual tools, paintings, symbolic imagery, and artistic traditions. The catalogue covers Buddhism's essential teachings, including descriptions of rituals, deities, and art, both traditional and contemporary"-- Provided by publisher.
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Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Field 805:
npmlib 11003727 N8193.A3 S68 yh
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