Franklin D. Murphy Lectures

Empowering Buddhist Images in Clear, in Code, and in Cache

By: Helmut Brinker

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Hardcover | 1 July 2011

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Secrets of the Sacred illuminates the role of icons and relics in Buddhist writing and practice, with particular attention to the transformation of inanimate material images into potent icons animated by the divine. The earliest canonical scriptures indicate that images of the Buddha were created before the concept of transcendental identity was developed. Later writings reveal a connectedness between image and deity, and eventually art transformed into a means of creating a receptive environment for communication with the divine power and attaining wisdom. Icons became the perceivable bodies of the divine. Esoteric practices within Buddhism trace back at least as far as the first century CE but did not develop into a religio-philosophic movement until after the fifth century. They relied on mysteries handed down from teacher to pupil. Sacred texts provided clear descriptions of the qualities and appearance of the Esoteric pantheon, but were so elaborate that they challenged the imagination and skill of Buddhist artists. Brinker traces the original meaning and function of individual icons and relics across the various schools of Buddhism. He discusses their origin, style, meaning, and individual histories. Beautiful illustrations complement the histories of these important icons and relics.

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"Through the combination of art-historical studies (in this case mainly of ritual objects) with philological, archaeological and historical anthropological research, Brinker's work gives a valuable impetus for further investigations in the field of Buddhist art of Central Asia, China and Japan and at the same time opens up new dimensions and a wider geographic and historical scope for interdisciplinary research in Buddhist studies. - Social Anthropology

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Religion History of Religion Arts & Entertainment History of Art & Design Styles Art Styles Not Defined by Date Oriental Art Art Treatments & Subjects Religious Subjects Depicted in Art Buddhism Buddhist Worship

Acknowledgements	p. ix
From Image to Icon Unseen Caches For Animating The Sacred	p. 3
Mysteries of Buddha Relics and Esoteric Divinities	p. 51
Glossary	p. 145
Notes	p. 161
Bibliography	p. 289
Index	p. 205
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