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The Stone Maitreya of Leh: The Rediscovery and Recovery of an Early Tibetan Monument |
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Alexander, André
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van Schaik, Sam
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| Source |
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
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| Volume | v.21 n.4 |
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| Date | 2011.10 |
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| Pages | 421 - 439 |
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| Publisher | Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland |
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| Publisher Url |
http://royalasiaticsociety.org/?q=journal
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| Location | London, UK [倫敦, 英國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Abstract | The rediscovery, conservation and repositioning of an ancient stone carved Buddha in Leh, Ladakh is one of the most important events in recent years for students of early Tibetan history and religion. Uncovering an inscription next to the carving has made it possible to date this artefact to the eleventh century or even earlier, while deciphering the inscription has confirmed that the figure should be identified as the Buddha Maitreya. This identification permits a better understanding of how the cult of Maitreya among of the emperors of imperial Tibet extended to western Tibet, and how the Maitreya images of western Tibet represent a specific local iconography. |
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| Table of contents | Part I: The Find 421
Emergency Conservation 422
The Sankar Labrang 423
Moving the Stone 424
Understanding the Stone 425
PART II: Inscription and Iconography 427
The Inscription 427
The inscription 429
Palaeographical Analysis 429
Iconography 431
The Cult of Maitreya in Early Tibet 434
BIBLIOGRAPHY 438 |
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| ISSN | 13561863 (P); 14740591 (E) |
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| Hits | 144 |
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| Created date | 2013.08.28 |
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| Modified date | 2019.10.14 |
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