Sharada Rani (13 results)

Condition: New. pp. 205.

Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN:9788177420654.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Mudras in Japan by Lokesh Chandra and his late wife Sharada Rani is a collection of symbolic hand postures used in the rituals of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism of the Shingon denomination. The mudras have been an integral part of Buddhist iconography as well as of ritual. In Tantric rituals, the recitation of a mantra was accompanied by a mudra, and a ritual action. In the Mahavairocana sutra mudras are vital constituents of worship and meditation. Japan has the earliest manuscript of the mudras. The most ancient scroll is from the pen of Subhakarasimha of Nalanda, who lived from 637 to 735. The copy at the Onjoji monastery is dated 855. Another manuscript dated 864 has mudras of the susiddhi-tantra.…

Condition: New. pp. 1 Portfolio + 93 31 Figures, Illus.

Condition: New. pp. 1 Portfolio + 93 2nd Edition.

Buddhist Tales of Kashmir in Tibetan Woodcuts. Illustrating the Paramita (perfection) vows of Bodhisattva practice. Narthang series of the woodcuts of Ksemendra's Avadana-kalpalata. English text, no illustrations, text only. Fine color. illustr. Paperback, like new. 93 S. Authorship: Ksemendra, 11th cent. Avad Anakalpalata.…

Condition: Good. (1st ed.). Folio. Portfolio (46 x 29 cm) containing title leaf, preface (4 pp.) + 31 large folded plates (89 x 56 cm), each plate with accompanying text leaf, loose as issued (complete). Hardcover. Or. yellow cloth with ties. (Large vague water stain on frontcover; contents fine). Sata-Pitaka series, Indo-Asian Literatures, vol. 232. * Heavy item, requires extra shipping costs for destinations outside EU. …

355pp. + 2pp. theses, 27cm., Doctoral Dissertation (Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, the Netherlands, promotor: prof. J. Gonda), original softcover (slightly used at ends), stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright, weight: 1kg., X113114.

Buddhist tales of Kashmir in Tibetan woodcuts. Narthang series of the woodcuts of Ksemendra's Avadana-kalpalata. (Sata-pitaka: Indo-Asian literature ; v. 232). - 18th century woodcuts of the entire series of the avadanas cut on 30 wooden blocks at the printery of the Narthang monastery, with a central thanka (Gtso-than) thus constituting 31 woodcuts.Preliminary pages in English, include the editor's explanations to the episodes on the plates. - 1 portfolio ([40] leaves. [58] leaves of plates 58 x 89 cm., fold. 29 x 45 cm. Illustr. 30 x 47 cm. First edion. Yellow Hardcover in kind of slipcase, title in black letters, Vignette in red buddha picture. Clean fine, no spots. 40,58 doupl. S.…

Hardcover. Condition: Gut. 606 Manuscripts Ehemaliges Bibliotheksexemplar mit Stempel und Rückensignatur (G II 5). Leichte bis moderate Gebrauchsspuren, guter Zustand. mbx sa Gewicht in Gramm: 2238.

Hardcover. Condition: Gut. 282 Manuscripts Ehemaliges Bibliotheksexemplar mit Stempel und Rückensignatur (G VI 162). Leichte bis moderate Gebrauchsspuren, guter Zustand. mbx sa Gewicht in Gramm: 1714.

Sharada Rani, New Delhi, 1977. First edition. Large oblong folio, ca. 150 pages. Original cloth, a very good copy. From the library of German scholar Hans-Jürgen Jordan (HJJ). Language: English. This book ships from Europe, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (BCI). Relevant subjects: Other.

Ril cm 25x31,5 pp 93 e 58 riproduzioni in grande formato (59x90) delle xilografie tibetane che fanno parte della serie di Narthang della Ksemendra's Avadana-kalpalata. Le xilografie sono raccolte in una busta protettiva. La scatola che le contiene è stata restaurata. Volume 232 della Sata-Pitaka Series Indo-Asian Literatures.…