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First published a quarter of a century ago, Dietrich Seckel's essay remains a vital contribution to a much-debated feature of Buddhist art, its aniconism, its aversion to depicting spiritual entities of the very highest order. Unlike Judaism, early Christianity, and Islam, the Buddhist faith has not condemned the representation of holy beings or living creatures. Nonethless it believes that its most crucial spiritual insights lie beyond the power of human imagination to describe or depict. << 95 illustrations

Before and Beyond the Image: Aniconic Symbolism in Buddhist Art

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First published a quarter of a century ago, Dietrich Seckel's essay remains a vital contribution to a much-debated feature of... Read more

    Publisher: Museum Rietberg, Switzerland
    Publication Date: 20/07/2007
    ISBN13: 9783907077139, 978-3907077139
    ISBN10: 390707713X

    Number of Pages: 108

    Non Fiction , Art & Photography

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    First published a quarter of a century ago, Dietrich Seckel's essay remains a vital contribution to a much-debated feature of Buddhist art, its aniconism, its aversion to depicting spiritual entities of the very highest order. Unlike Judaism, early Christianity, and Islam, the Buddhist faith has not condemned the representation of holy beings or living creatures. Nonethless it believes that its most crucial spiritual insights lie beyond the power of human imagination to describe or depict. << 95 illustrations

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