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Precious treasures from the Diamond Throne : finds from the site of the Buddha's enlightenment

Title
Precious treasures from the Diamond Throne : finds from the site of the Buddha's enlightenment / edited by Sam van Schaik, Daniela De Simone, Gergely Hidas, and Michael Willis.
Publication
  • London : The British Museum, [2021]
  • ©2021

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Additional Authors
  • Van Schaik, Sam
  • De Simone, Daniela
  • Hidas, Gergely, 1970-
  • Willis, Michael D., 1951-
  • Clarke, John
Description
174 pages : illustrations (some color), color map, plans (some color); 30 x 21 cm.
Summary
"The Mahabodhi temple at Bodhgaya in eastern India has long been recognised as the place where the Buddha sat in meditation and attained enlightenment. The site, soon identified as the 'Diamond Throne' or vajrasana, became a destination for pilgrims and a focus of religious attention for more than two thousand years. This volume presents new research on Bodhgaya and assesses the important archaeological, artistic and literary evidence that bears witness to the Buddha's enlightenment and to the enduring significance of Bodhgaya in the history of Buddhism. The book brings together a team of international scholars to look at the history and perception of the site across the Buddhist world and its position in the networks of patronage and complex religious landscape of northern India. The volume assesses the site's decline in the thirteenth century, as well as its subsequent revival as a result of archaeological excavations in the nineteenth century. Using the British Museum's collections as a base, the authors discuss the rich material culture excavated from the site that highlights Bodhgaya's importance in the field of Buddhist studies"--
Series Statement
Research publication, 1747-3640 ; 228
Uniform Title
Research publication (British Museum) ; no. 228.
Subject
  • Mahabodhi Temple Complex (Buddh Gaya, India)
  • Excavations (Archaeology) > India > Buddh Gaya
  • Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages > India > Buddh Gaya
  • Buddhism > India > Buddh Gaya
  • Buddhism
  • Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages
  • Excavations (Archaeology)
  • India > Buddh Gaya
  • India
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-165) and index.
Contents
1. The Mahabodhi Temple Before its Restoration / J.P. Losty -- 2. The Asana: Where the Buddha Sat / Daniela De Simone; Dániel Balogh; Sven Bretfeld -- 3. Pīṭhīpati Puzzles: Custodians of the Diamond Throne / Daniel Balogh -- 4. Early Burmese Inscriptions from Bodhgaya / Tilman Frasch -- 5. The Internalisation of the Vajrasana / Sam van Schaik -- 6. Tibetan Inscriptions in the British Museum Archive / Tsering Gonkatsang; Michael Willis -- 7. Buddhist Sealings and the ye dharmā Stanza / Peter Skilling -- 8. Dhāranī Seals in the Cunningham Collection / Gergely Hidas -- 9. A Terracotta Plaque with an Old Mon Inscription / Marc Miyake ; Tilman Frasch ; Michael Willis -- 10. Five Terracotta Plaques with Figurative Imagery / Serena Biondo -- 11. The Mahabodhi Plaque of the Goddess Mārīcī? / Jinah Kim; Kashinath Tamot; Sushma Jansari -- 12. From Bodhgayā to Berlin / Claudirw Bautze-Picron -- 13. Numismatic Finds at Bodhgaya / Robert Bracey -- 14. Deposits at Bodhgaya: Objects, Materials and Analysis / Michael Willis ; Joanna Whalley ; Beatriz Cifuentes; Robert Bracey -- 15. Chinese Inscriptions from Bodhgaya / Michael Willis ; Serena Biondo -- 16. Materials of British Museum Plaques 1887,0717.146-147 / Marei Hacke.
Call Number
JFG 23-170
ISBN
  • 9780861592289
  • 086159228X
OCLC
1242836482
Title
Precious treasures from the Diamond Throne : finds from the site of the Buddha's enlightenment / edited by Sam van Schaik, Daniela De Simone, Gergely Hidas, and Michael Willis.
Publisher
London : The British Museum, [2021]
Copyright Date
©2021
Type of Content
text
still image
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Research publication, 1747-3640 ; 228
Research publication (British Museum) ; no. 228.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-165) and index.
Added Author
Van Schaik, Sam, editor, writer of introduction.
De Simone, Daniela, editor.
Hidas, Gergely, 1970- editor.
Willis, Michael D., 1951- editor, writer of introduction.
Clarke, John, writer of introduction.
Research Call Number
JFG 23-170
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