Buddhism in Five Minutes - Elizabeth J. Harris

Buddhism in Five Minutes - Elizabeth J. Harris

50. Why do Buddhists Make Art?

Buddhism in Five Minutes - Elizabeth J. Harris

Christian Luczanits [+-]
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Christian Luczanits is David L. Snellgrove Senior Lecturer in Tibetan and Buddhist Art at the Department of the History of Art and Archaeology, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

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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.

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Luczanits, Christian. 50. Why do Buddhists Make Art?. Buddhism in Five Minutes. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 248-253 Oct 2021. ISBN 9781800500907. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=40789. Date accessed: 10 Oct 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.40789. Oct 2021

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