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Archaeological and Visual Sources of Meditation in the Ancient Monasteries of Kuča
Angela Falco Howard
Giuseppe Vignato
出版
Brill
, 2015
主題
Art / History / General
History / Ancient / General
Body, Mind & Spirit / Mindfulness & Meditation
Religion / Buddhism / General
Religion / Buddhism / Rituals & Practice
Religion / Eastern
Religion / Monasticism
ISBN
9004278575
9789004278578
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=cXKmoAEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
In
Archaeological and Visual Sources of Meditation in the Ancient Monasteries of Kuča
, Angela F. Howard and Giuseppe Vignato use diverse methodological approaches from archaeology, art history and religious studies to reconstruct monastic life and practices in the rock monasteries on the northern Silk Route (ca. 200-650). Analysis of the caves' function, meditation manuals, and the cave murals highlights the centrality of meditation, a fundamental duty of Kuča monastics. This interdisciplinary study utilizes hitherto unpublished line drawings, maps, and photographs to reconstruct and interpret the architecture and décor of Kuča caves, thus revealing the close links between the spiritual and the physical, between doctrinal teaching and practice and the lay-out and décor of the monasteries.