Munier Christophe (11 results)

Condition: very good. Spécimen enseignant. Ancien support de bibliothèque. Photo non contractuelle. Envoi rapide et soigné.

Condition: good. Ancien support de bibliothèque. Spécimen enseignant. Photo non contractuelle. Envoi rapide et soigné.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No jacket. Spine and cover are tanned and worn. Cover page has previous owner's signature and decorative stamp. Inside is tanned, but clean and unmarked.

Soft Cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: n/a. First Edition. This is the first comprehensive study in English of a fascinating but little-known aspect of Thai Buddhism and culture. Rocks and caves are major places of pilgrimage in Thailand and this book places these natural holy sites in their historical, cultural and religious context. Rocks are sacred because of their shapes or the Buddhas carved on them. Animist activities involving rocks started in prehistoric times and continue to this day. The earliest rocks integrated into a religious context belong to the beginning of the Dvaravati period (6th-8th centuries) that saw the birth and spread of Theravada Buddhism in what is present day Thailand. Caves have also been used as ritual places since prehistoric times and were inhabited by hermits and Buddhist monks during the Dvaravati, Sukhothai, Ayutthaya and Bangkok periods. They are adorned with mural paintings, stucco reliefs and statues. The book is lavishly illustrated with 300 plates, maps, and plans and provides practical information on how to reach these rocks and caves. 278 pp., fully illus., partly in color. *** PLEASE NOTE - THIS BOOK IS HEAVY AND MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE *** Size: 29 x 21 cm.…

Soft Cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: n/a. First Edition. A systematic study of a preeminent site in the artistic and cultural heritage of South East Asia. With over 500 caves, Powin Taung has for centuries attracted pilgrims and today houses eleven monasteries providing a home for about a hundred monks, novices and nuns. The caves, dug into a sandstone formation, are decorated with murals of the 28 Buddhas. of the Life of Gotama (the historical Buddha) and of the Jatakas (the narratives of his previous lives). Only 29 caves (regarded as the most important at the site) and one temple have captioned murals dating from the Nyaungyan and early Konbaung periods (seventeenth and eighteenth centuries). This volume publishes, for the first time, the complete original Burmese texts of these captioned murals, laid out in registers, and their English translation. With its footnotes and appendices, this book is a tool for Buddhologists, historians and art historians, linguists, archaeologists and enlightened amateurs, as well as for guides. It makes a major contribution to the dissemination of the Burmese Buddhist cultural and literary heritage. There is a floor plan and plans of the walls with murals, for each cave. lxxii, 451 pp., 56 colour and over 340 b&w illustrations, bibliography, glossary. (Heavy and oversize book - orders outside of Canada may require additional postage.) Size: 30 x 21 cm.…

Paperback. Condition: New. no dj. This is the first comprehensive study in English of a fascinating but little-known aspect of Thai Buddhism and culture. Rocks and caves are major places of pilgrimage in Thailand and this book places these natural holy sites in their historical, cultural and religious context. Rocks are sacred because of their shapes or the Buddhas carved on them. Animist activities involving rocks started in prehistoric times and continue to this day. The earliest rocks integrated into a religious context belong to the beginning of the Dvaravati period (6th-8th centuries) that saw the birth and spread of Theravada Buddhism in what is present day Thailand. Caves have also been used as ritual places since prehistoric times and were inhabited by hermits and Buddhist monks during the Dvaravati, Sukhothai, Ayutthaya and Bangkok periods. They are adorned with mural paintings, stucco reliefs and statues. The book is lavishly illustrated with 300 plates, maps, and plans and provides practical information on how to reach these rocks and caves. Book.…

Paperback. Condition: New. no dj. book offers a systematic study of a preeminent site in the artistic and cultural heritage of Southeast Asia. With over five hundred caves, Powin Taung has for centuries attracted pilgrims and today houses eleven monasteries providing a home for about a hundred monks, novices and nuns. The caves, dug into a sandstone formation, are decorated with murals of the twenty-eight Buddhas. They depict the life of Gotama (the historical Buddha) and the Jatakas (the narratives of his previous lives). Only twenty-nine caves (regarded as the most important at the site) and one temple have captioned murals dating from the Nyaungyan and early Konbaung periods (Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries). This volume publishes, for the first time, the complete original Burmese texts of these captioned murals, laid out in registers, and their English translation. With its footnotes and appendices, this book is a tool for Buddhologists, historians and art historians, linguists, archaeologists and enlightened amateurs, as well as for guides. It makes a major contribution to the dissemination of the Burmese Buddhist cultural and literary heritage. This systematic work has fifty-six color pages, and altogether four hundred photographs. For each cave it gives a floor plan and plans of the walls with murals. Book.…

Condition: Fine. WLB00100193.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Softcover volume, with French flaps, measures approximately 8.5" x 11", is like new. Lavishly illustrated with color reproductions. 141 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Good. no dj. Signes Intemporels Du Bouddhisme Les Bornes Rituelles Semas. Book.

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. Pas de jaquette. In8 broché en bon état, 461 pages, 2007 (légères marques sur la couverture). Envoi soigné.