| Painting Enlightenment: Healing Visions of the Heart Sutra Contributor(s): Arai, Paula (Author), Thurman, Robert a. F. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1611807565 ISBN-13: 9781611807561 Publisher: Shambhala OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - Zen (see Also Philosophy - Zen) - Art | Asian - Japanese - Religion | Buddhism - Sacred Writings |
| Dewey: 759.952 |
| LCCN: 2018050409 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7" W x 10.1" (1.59 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A stunningly beautiful, full-color book of Buddhist paintings by twentieth-century Japanese artist Iwasaki Tsuneo, interpreted by Buddhist scholar Paula Arai. Little known during his lifetime, the Japanese biologist and artist Iwasaki Tsuneo (1917-2002) created a strikingly original and exquisitely intricate body of modern Buddhist artwork. His paintings depict themes ranging from classical Buddhist iconography to majestic views of our universe as revealed by science--all created with the use of painstakingly rendered miniature calligraphies of the Heart Sutra, one of the most important scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism. In this groundbreaking book, Paula Arai presents over fifty of Iwasaki's paintings, elucidating their Buddhist contexts and meanings as well as their intimate connections to Iwasaki's life as a war survivor, teacher, scientist, and devout Buddhist practitioner. Having been posthumously recognized by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Iwasaki's paintings are sure to be regarded as an innovative and heartfelt contribution to the artistic legacy of twentieth-century Buddhism. |
