Mongolian Buddhist Art: Masterpieces from the Museums of Mongolia presents for the first time 441 masterpieces of Mongolian Buddhist art from five major Mongolian museums: the Bogd Kahn Palace Museum, the Choijin Lama Temple Museum, the Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts, the Erdene Zuu Museum and the Danzanravjaa Museum. Selected by the Centre for Cultural Heritage in conjunction with the curators of the participating museums, these pieces were chosen for their religious and historical importance, their aesthetic and technical quality, their uniquely Mongolian characteristics and their rarity. Volume 1: Thangkas, Appliqués and Embroideries is divided into eight chapters encompassing within these three media the visual realms of the Buddhas and his disciples, mahasiddhas, Indian, Tibetan, and Mongolian scholars, previous reincarnations, yidams, dakinis, protectors and sacred architecture. Although constrained by the rules of Buddhist iconography and strongly influenced by Tibetan art, the Mongolians have succeeded in creating many works that are uniquely Mongolian, a highly expressive and vibrant tradition that can be seen in this volume. Dating from the late 17th to the 20th century, these examples provide rich materials for the present and future studies of Buddhist art and its heritage in Mongolia.
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: A Brief Historical and Artistic
Background
The Museums
Tibet Foundation
I. Buddha and his disciples
I.1 Śākyamuni Buddha
I.2 Five Dhyani Buddhas
I.3 Medicine Buddha
I.4 Arhats & Four Mahārājas
II. Indian Mahāsiddhas, Six Ornaments and Two Excellences
II.1 Mahāsiddhas
II.2 Six Ornaments and Two Excellences
III. Indian and Tibetan Scholars
IV. Mongolian Scholars
V. Yidams
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VII. Protectors
VIII. Sacred Architecture
Table of Deity Names
Chronologies
The Lives of the Bogdo Gegens
Glossary
Mongolian
English
Biographies
Bibliography
- Hardcover: 1032 pages
- Published: October 2011
- ISBN: 9781932476378
- Size: 10.5 x 14.1 x 3.7 inches
- Weight: 17.4 pounds