Dale Saunders, E.,

Mudra. A study of symbolic gestures in Japanese Buddhist sculpture.

This study of the iconographic aspect of Japanese Buddhist sculpture surveys the significance of eight principal and six secondary hand gestures (mudra), in addition to the postures (asana), such as the “lotus,” and the symbolic attributes. A pictorial index helps the reader in identifying the gestures. (Source: Princetown University Press) Bollingen series 58. l Pantheon Books. New York 1960. Cl. 296 pp. No dustjacket. Very good condition.

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Catalogue: Meditation, Buddhism, Taoism, Yoga

Saunders, E. Dale.

MUDRA: A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1960. FIRST UK EDITION. Very Good+ cloth copy in chipped dust jacket. Twenty six plates and 110 figures. William Woodward's copy with his signature. Bollingen Series LVIII. 296 pages with index. Japanese bookseller stamp (Isseido) on the flyleaf.

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Keywords: Buddhism religion Orientalia ritual occult meditation Nepal

E. Dale Saunders

Mudra - A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture

Princeton University Press, 1985. Paperback. Pp: 296. Appearing for the first time in paperback and illustrated with line drawings, diagrams, and 26 half-tone plates, this study of the iconographic aspect of Japanese Buddhist sculpture surveys the significance of eight principal and six secondary hand gestures (mudra), in addition to the postures (asana), such as the "lotus," and the symbolic attributes. A pictorial index helps the reader in identifying the gestures. ISBN: 9780691018669. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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Keywords: 9780691018669