{"product_id":"the-golden-lands-cambodia-indonesia-laos-myanmar-thailand-vietnam-architecture-of-the-buddhist-world-1","title":"The Golden Lands: Cambodia  Indonesia  Laos  Myanmar  Thailand \u0026 Vietnam (Architecture of the Buddhist World  1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA groundbreaking survey of the Buddhist architecture of Southeast Asia  abundantly illustrated with new color photography and 3-D renderings Over the course of its 2 500-year history  Buddhism has found expression in countless architectural forms  from the great monastic complexes of ancient India to the fortified dzongs of Bhutan  the rock-carved temple grottoes of China  the wooden shrines of Japan  and the colorful wats of Cambodia  Laos  and Thailand. Architecture of the Buddhist World  a projected six-volume series by the noted architect and scholar Vikram Lall  represents a new multidisciplinary approach to this fascinating subject  showing how Buddhist thought and ritual have interacted with local traditions across the Asian continent to produce masterpieces of religious architecture.  The first volume in the series  The Golden Lands  is devoted to Southeast Asia  home to many of the most spectacular Buddhist monuments. Following a general introduction to the early history of Buddhism and its most characteristic architectural forms (the stupa  the temple  and the monastery)  Lall examines the Buddhist architecture of Myanmar  Vietnam  Indonesia  Cambodia  Thailand  and Laos in turn. For each country  he provides both a historical overview and case studies of noteworthy structures. Lalls concise and accessible text is illustrated throughout with new color photography  as well as 3-D architectural renderings that make even the most complex structures easily comprehensible.  The monuments that Lall considers in The Golden Lands range from the modest Bupaya stupa  constructed in Bagan  Myanmar  in the third century AD  to the vast complex of Borobudur in Central Java  the worlds largest Buddhist monument; his achievement is to place them all within a single panorama of history  religion  and artistic innovation.  Distributed for JF Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946245156917,"sku":"ByrdShop_0789211947","price":242.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780789211941.jpg?v=1769933052","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-golden-lands-cambodia-indonesia-laos-myanmar-thailand-vietnam-architecture-of-the-buddhist-world-1","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}