Author : Yuheng Bao
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Buddhist Art and Architecture of China by : Yuheng Bao
Download or read book Buddhist Art and Architecture of China written by Yuheng Bao and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This interdisciplinary study on the development of Buddhist art and architecture in China from the early period till the Qing Dynasty is in a 8 11 format with 50 photo illustrations, the majority of which have never been shown or introduced to the Western world. This book has been organized so that a brief biography of Prince Gautama (later the Buddha), is first presented, followed by an explanation of the Four Noble Beliefs, and the Eightfold Path which a Buddhist must follow to reach the enlightenment, and finally the Nirvana."