{"product_id":"defining-the-image-measurements-in-image-making-buddhist-images","title":"Defining the Image: Measurements in Image-Making, Buddhist Images","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"175\"\u003e📘 \u003cstrong data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"175\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"452\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"209\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"209\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"190\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles Willemen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"253\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"253\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"226\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sri Satguru Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"279\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"279\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"269\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"301\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"301\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"294\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2006\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"329\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"329\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"313\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788170308423\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"370\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"370\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"342\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 103 (8 B\/W Illustrations)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"395\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"395\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"383\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"396\" data-end=\"429\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"429\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"413\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 23 cm × 15 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"452\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"452\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"443\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260 gm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"457\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"486\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"486\"\u003eEnglish Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"678\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"678\"\u003eAn authoritative and scholarly exploration of ancient Indian Buddhist iconometry and artistic tradition—translating and analyzing the \u003cem data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"640\"\u003ePratimalaksana\u003c\/em\u003e text for the first time in English.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"707\"\u003e🔹 \u003cstrong data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"707\"\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"1150\"\u003eThis volume brings to light a critical Buddhist iconometric text, \u003cem data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"790\"\u003ePratimalaksana\u003c\/em\u003e, offering both \u003cstrong data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"856\"\u003eSanskrit transcription and English translation\u003c\/strong\u003e. Dated tentatively to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"899\"\u003e10th century\u003c\/strong\u003e, this text serves as an essential guide to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"1026\"\u003eproportions, measurements, and symbolic features of sacred Buddhist imagery\u003c\/strong\u003e, revealing intricate connections between the \u003cem data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003eśilpaśāstra\u003c\/em\u003e (manuals on art and iconography) and Buddhist ritual aesthetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1514\"\u003eThe text draws upon the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1206\"\u003eMulasarvastivada tradition\u003c\/strong\u003e and has been \u003cstrong data-start=\"1220\" data-end=\"1251\"\u003etransmitted across cultures\u003c\/strong\u003e—translated into Tibetan and Chinese, with Tibetan interpretations influencing Chinese commentary during the Qing Dynasty. 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