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Mudra: A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture

paperback – March 1, 1985
by Saunders, Ernest Dale
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ISBN-13: 9780691018669 ISBN-10: 0691018669
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Binding
paperback
Published
March 1, 1985
Weight
1.1 lbs
Dimensions
23.40×2.10×15.60 cm

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Mudra: A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture by Saunders, Ernest Dale. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780691018669.

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.