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Tibetan Art of the Alain Bordier Foundation
By: Ulrich von Schroeder

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Author: Ulrich von Schroeder
Format: Paperback, 9 x 11.5 inch
ISBN: 9789627049128
Publication Date: 2009

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According to Tibetan chronicles, Buddhism was introduced to the Tibetan court during the 7th century. This is in all surrounding countries for at least 500 years. Missionaries from Indian, Nepal, China, and Central Asia competed for the Tibetan emperor’s attention. Naturally, there was resistance on part of the traditional priests and shamans who felt threatened by the new religion.

The first Buddhist sculptures and paintings to reach Tibet were almost certainly brought by missionaries who needed them for their teachings and practice. Since native artists were not yet capable of making statues and paintings, craftsmen from Northern India, Kashmir, Nepal and China were filling the gap. Naturally, the art styles varied according to the origin and training of the employed artists.

As a result of the growing popularity of Buddhism, monasteries were built in all Tibetan regions. Over the course of time, more and more Tibetans were trained in the manufacture of sculptures and paintings. It was to be expected that these Tibetan craftsmen and their apprentices relied on the artistic patterns applied by the foreign artists working in Tibet. However, the developing Tibetan art styles cannot just be labeled as copies of foreign artistic traditions . They rather represent a synthesis of foreign inspiration and Tibetan creativity.

50 Pages


	Prologue: The Venerable Lama Mönlam Gyatso		6
	Foreword: Alain Bordier		7
	Introduction: Ulrich von Schroeder		11
	Sakyamuni – The Historical Buddha		12
	Plate 1. Buddha Sakyamuni at Bodhgaya. North-Eastern India: Pala Style; 11th /12th Century
	Life of the Historical Buddha		14
	Plate 2. Life Story of the Historical Buddha Sakyamuni. Tibet; 14th Century
	Spread of Buddhism to Tibet		18
	Plate 3. Dhumavas Sr¡-Dev¡ – the “Smoke-Clad-Lady”. Tibet; 14th Century
	Foreign Inspiration and Tibetan Creativity		20
	Plate 4. Stone Relief Carving of Buddha Sakyamuni. Tibet; 15th/16th Century
	Patrons of Buddhism		22
	Plate 5. King Ripumalla, Khasa Ruler of Western Nepal and Western Tibet Worshipping the “White Tara”. Khasa Tradition of Western Nepal; early 14th C
	Buddhist Teachings and Transmissions		24
	Plate 6. The First four Abbots of Ngor Monastery in Southern Tibet. Tibet; circa 1475–1500 AD
	Mahasiddhas – “Great Masters of Accomplishment”		26
	Plate 7. Mahasiddha Virupa – the Great Teacher. Tibetan Gilt Copper Traditions; circa 15th Century
	Casting Metal Sculptures		28
	Plate 8. Enthroned Buddha Sakyamuni. Tibetan Brass Traditions; 13th/14th Century
	Tibetan Traditions of Metal Sculptures		30
	Plate 9. Manjughosa – the “Gentle Voice”. Nepalese Schools in Tibet; 13th Century
	Tibetan Traditions of Thangka Paintings		32
	Plate 10. N¡la-Vajravidara~a. N.-E. Tibet (Qinghai): Kokonor Tibetan Culture; 13th Century
	Ritual and Practice in Tibetan Buddhism		34
	Plate 11. Ritual Objects Used in Tibetan Buddhist Practice
	Multiplication of Buddhas		36
	Plate 12. Amoghasiddhi – the Buddha of “Unfailing Success”. Tibetan Brass Traditions; 13th Century
	“Bodhisattva Ideal”		38
	Plate 13. Avalokitesvara Padmapani. Nepal: Early Malla Period (circa 1200–1482 AD); 13th/14th Century
	Tantric Buddhism		40
	Plate 14. Mandala of the Pancaraksa – the “Five Protectresses”. Tibet; 15th Century
	Buddhist Protector Deities		42
	Plate 15. Mahakala – the “Great Black-One”. Tibetan Brass Traditions; circa 15th Century
	Peaceful Goddesses		44
	Plate 16. Syma-Tara – the “Green Tara”. Tibetan Brass Traditions; circa 14th Century
	Wrathful Goddesses		46
	Plate 17. Vajrayogin¡ – the “Diamond Sceptre Yogin¡”. Tibetan Gilt Copper Traditions; 15th Century
	Tenth Karmapa – the Greatest Tibetan Artist		48
	Plate 18. Sakyamuni Painted by the Tenth Karmapa Chöying Dorje (1604–1674). Tibet; 17th Century
	Epilogue

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