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Mudra: A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture

Mudra: A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture Paperback / softback - 1985

by Ernest Dale Saunders

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Paperback / softback. New. Appearing for the first time in paperback and illustrated with line drawings, diagrams, and 26 half-tone plates, this study of the iconographic aspect of Japanese Buddhist sculpture surveys the significance of eight principal and six secondary hand gestures (mudra), in addition to the postures (asana), such as the "lotus," and the symbolic attributes. A pictorial index helps the reader in identifying the gestures.
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  • Title Mudra: A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture
  • Author Ernest Dale Saunders
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition First Princeton
  • Condition New
  • Pages 296
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J.
  • Date 1985-03-21
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9780691018669
  • ISBN 9780691018669 / 0691018669
  • Weight 1.09 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.22 x 6.1 x 0.87 in (23.42 x 15.49 x 2.21 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Gesture in art, Sculpture, Buddhist - Japan
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 84042937
  • Dewey Decimal Code 732.72

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