Luczanits, Christian (2021) 'Why do Buddhists make art?' In: Harris, Elizabeth J., (ed.), Buddhism in Five Minutes. Sheffield: Equinox, pp. 248-253. (Religion in 5 Minutes)
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Abstract
There is no term for “art” in Buddhist literature. Instead, the terms used make clear that what we understand as art today was made for a purpose. Buddhist texts also rarely explain this purpose, so the information has to be pieced together from scant references and the visual evidence itself. In the following, I focus on the Buddhist art of India and Tibet and consider the purpose of art parallel to the historical development of Buddhism.
| Item Type: | Book Chapters |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Buddhism |
| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Departments and Subunits > School of Arts > Department of the History of Art & Archaeology |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BQ Buddhism |
| ISBN: | 9781800500907 |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | https://doi.org/10.1558/equinox.40789 |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Mar 2023 18:35 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/39104 |
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