A Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols

Robert Beer has studied and practiced Tibetan thangka painting for thirty years, including five years of study with master artists Jampa of Dharamsala and Khamtrül Rinpoche of Tashijong. Beer is one of the first Westerners to become actively involved in this art form. Over the last two decades he has concentrated on an extensive series of iconographical drawings depicting the major deities, lineage holders, and symbols that occur in the spectrum of Tibetan art.

出版者:Shambhala

作者:Robert Beer

页数:288

出版时间:2003-10-14

价格:USD 27.95

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9781590301005

图书标签:西藏图样藏传佛教艺术史符号文化心理宗教

The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols is a portal into the rich, multifaceted, and profound symbolism of Tibetan sacred art. Robert Beer provides a deep and encompassing insight into the vast array of symbols and attributes that appear within the complex iconography of Tibetan Buddhism. The succinct descriptions that accompany his detailed line drawings reveal the origins, meanings, and functions of these symbols. Beer unravels the multiple layers of symbolism and meaning contained within the iconography, affording the reader a panoramic vision into the deeper dimensions of this sacred art.

Drawn largely from Beer's monumental work The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs, the meticulous brush drawings in this book depict all of the major Buddhist symbols and motifs, including the various groups of auspicious symbols; cosmological symbols; natural and mythical animals, such as the dragon, garuda, and makara; the entire assembly of ritual tantric implements and weapons; magical and wrathful symbols; handheld emblems, attributes, and plants; esoteric Vajrayana offerings; and mudras, or ritual hand gestures.

读后感

如果对佛教完全不懂的话其实看看里面作者一点点画出来的线条简单明快的素描也真的很不错.看这本书比空空地去读一些单纯的文字介绍类的书籍要来得有趣的多,另外去博物馆看看一些文物的实际样子也会很有帮助的.  

His hands are crossed in the embracing gesture, and hold a diamond scepter in the right hand, a bell in the left hand. The diamond scepter, or the vajra, is an masculine implement used by Vajrayana practitioners to symbolize powerful and compassionate metho...  

书中把里面一些象征符号和器物来源解释为女性的生殖器，感觉怪怪的，作者似乎言之成理，但是好像又有些牵强。  

如果对佛教完全不懂的话其实看看里面作者一点点画出来的线条简单明快的素描也真的很不错.看这本书比空空地去读一些单纯的文字介绍类的书籍要来得有趣的多,另外去博物馆看看一些文物的实际样子也会很有帮助的.  

如果对佛教完全不懂的话其实看看里面作者一点点画出来的线条简单明快的素描也真的很不错.看这本书比空空地去读一些单纯的文字介绍类的书籍要来得有趣的多,另外去博物馆看看一些文物的实际样子也会很有帮助的.