Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet

Illustrates, explains and celebrates 241 examples of Tibetan sacred art of the 9th to 12th centuries. The authors discuss the religious meaning and use of tangkas, Buddhist iconography and the aesthetics of tangka paintings, sculpture and mandalas.

• Author
• Marilyn M. Rhie, Robert A.F. Thurman

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 488

• Publisher
• Harry N. Abrams

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780810982048

• Genres
• art, buddhism

• Release date
• 2000