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Synopsis
This book is the culmination of a long story that began with the acquisition of fifty-four paintings from an elderly priest, who had served in a Belgian mission in Inner Mongolia in the 1920s, by the Ethnographic Museum of Antwerp in 1977.
The All-Knowing Buddha: A Secret Guide focuses on this extremely rare group of richly-detailed album leaves which illustrate the visualization practice of Sarvavid Vairocana, the All-Knowing Buddha. This beautifully illustrated step-by-step visual guide provides a unique glimpse into Tibetan Buddhist meditation and ritual, normally instruction restricted to oral transmission by a teacher to his initiated disciple. These practices are usually not meant to be depicted and this is one of the only albums known to exist in which the meditative visualization process is spelled out visually. While the ritual narrative of these unusual paintings is Tibetan Buddhist in content they are expressed in a vivid Chinese aesthetic, a unique product of cultural translation through its Mongolian patrons. The album exemplifies rich patterns of cross-cultural exchange that characterized the Qing Empire.
Three essays by the Rubin Museum curators explore different aspects of Vairocana and contextualize the album, illustrated with approximately twenty-five images, followed by the leaves themselves which are featured in fifty-four full-page plates with accompanying commentary on their ritual and artistic content.
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About the Author
Christian Luczanits is David L. Snellgrove Senior Lecturer in Tibetan and Buddhist Art in the Department of History of Art and Archaeology at School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. He is the author of Buddhist Sculpture in Clay: Early Western Himalayan Art, Late 10th to Early 13th Centuries (Serindia, 2004); and coeditor of Tibetan Art and Architecture in Context (International Institute for Tibetan Studies, 2010) and Inscriptions from the Tabo Main Temple: Texts and Translations (Istituto Italiano per l?Africa e l?Oriente, 1999).
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The All-Knowing Buddha: A Secret Guide
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Pictorial covers are mostly clean, with white text. Corners are sharp. Spine has white text and is bright with firm ends. Binding is tight. End papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear. Staple bound Index sits inside back cover. Illustrations are bright and clear. Interior exhibits marginal toning. See photos. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. DJ looks great behind Mylar and is backed with archival paper. Close examination of DJ reveals light edgewear including possible bumps, rubbing, and/or tiny closed tears. See photos.** PS2026.0917** 176 pages. 8 1/8 x 11 1/4 inches** Quarto. Pictorial boards with white title, behind matching Dust Jacket, now under archival Mylar. Binding is tight, interior is crisp and unmarked, with just a little marginal toning to the pages. Fifty-four color plates depict the leaves of the Vairocana Album. Essays precede the plates. With an Index laid inside the back cover. Condition is truly Very Good Plus+.** Published in conjunction with an exhibition co-organised by the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, and MAS | Museum aan de Stroom, Antwerp, Belgium, and presented at the Rubin Museum of Art from October 17, 2014 to April 13, 2015. The exhibition was curated by Elena Pakhoutova and Karl Debreczeny.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #010573"**. Seller Inventory # 010573
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Devoted to a series of 54 miniature paintings related to Sarvavid Vairocana, the All-knowing Buddha. It reveals a meditation process that is rarely depicted. From the collection of Sanje (Frank) Elliott, Buddhist mentor, artist, and friend to many. Condition notes: 176 numbered pp; HB no DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, pale yellow eps. Cover: color artwork and white titles front/spine; minimal shelfwear, bottom corners bumped. Seller Inventory # 039276
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