The Tibetan Iconography of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and other Deiti es

by Lokesh Chandra and Fredrick W. Bunce

A brilliant, collaborated academic venture of the two internationally distinguished scholars: Professors Lokesh Chandra and Fredrick W. Bunce, this book is an altogether fresh attempt to draw together the varying forms and manifestations of the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, tantric and tutelary deities, arhats, sages, teachers, and many dharmapalas or protective deities that constitute Chou Fo P'u-sa Sheng Hsiang Tsan--aptly called a unique pantheon. The first ever to set out all the 360 wood-cut images in their vividly enlarged/enhanced versions--without compromising their aesthetic integrity, the book not only captures their subtle iconic devices, but spells out as well, in meticulous detail, all their iconic attributes, like body postures, faces, arms/hands, mudras, asanas, vahanas, companions, and whether clam or wrathful. The book also incorporates the names of each deity/deity-form in Sanskrit, Manchu, Mongolian, Tibetan, and Chinese. ABOUT THE AUTHORS:PROF. LOKESH CHANDRA is a renowned scholar of Tibetan, Mongolian and Sino-Japanese Buddhism. He has to his credit over 360 works and text editions.PREDRICK W. BUNCE is a cultural historian of international repute. Now Professor Emeritus of Art, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, he has lectured at learned forums and published on a variety of art-related themes.