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Creating the universe : depictions of the cosmos in Himalayan Buddhism / Eric Huntington.

Author/creator Huntington, Eric author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2018]
Descriptionxviii, 283 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 27 cm.
Subject(s)
Buddhist cosmology.
Buddhist art and symbolism--Himalaya Mountains Region.
Buddhist literature--Himalaya Mountains Region.
Buddhism--Himalaya Mountains Region --Customs and practices.
Series Global South Asia
Global South Asia. ^A1334409
Contents Introduction: Orienting space and self -- Cosmos in texts: Explaining the blueness of the sky -- Cosmos in the maṇḍala: Salvation through geography -- Cosmos in offering: Piling a mountain of treasures -- Cosmos in architecture: Sacred space and murals -- Conclusion: Portraits of landscapes.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 237-270) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Huntington, Eric. Creating the universe. 1st [edition]. Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2019 9780295744070
LCCN 2018010421
ISBN9780295744063 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN0295744065 hardcover ; alkaline paper

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