内容简介
Esoteric Buddhism， which originated in ancientIndia， was introduced into Tibet in the seventh cen-tury. Since then， it has evolved in a different socialand historical environment into.a unique sect knownas Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism. Regarded by the Ti-betan Buddhists as "the essence of the sacred reli-gion"， it has a long tradition in Tibet and its influenceon the culture， history and the life of the Tibetanpeople has been very strong. To gain a true under-standing of Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism， one has tostudy not only its canonical texts， but its works of artrelated to the religious beliefs. These works， in thevarious forms and expressions， will bring one intovisual contact with the religious order.
The Realm of Tlbetan Buddhlsm outlines theorigin， development， canonical texts， meditativepractices and， in particular， the works of art relatedto Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism. These works of art aredivided into eight categories: bronzes， cloth painting，frescoes， clay moulding， wood carving. wood tabletpainting， stone carving and ritual objects. The 159pictures contained in this book which amply show theworks of art in their traditional style， are takendirectly from various sites in Tibet during a period offive years. Many of the objccts shown in the picturesare valuable cultural relics and arc rare items of artin Tibet. The Realm of Tibetan Buddhism， with itsscholarly introduction and precious pictures， will beof enormous value to artists， students and scholarsof Buddhism in general and of Tibetan Buddhism inparticular.
目录
CONTENTS
Publisher's Note
A Brief History of
Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism
Origin and Development
The Canonical Texts and Doctrines of
Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism
The Organisation， System and Gradation
of the Monastic Study of Tibetan Esoteric
Buddhism
The Art of Tibetan Buddhism
lllustration
Buddhist Bronzes
Thang-Ka
Frescoes
Clay Molding
Wood Carving and Wooden Tablet
Painting
Stone Carving
Ritual Objects
Appendices
1. Thang-Ka Paintings
2. Principal Terms in English
and Chinese
3. Principal Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries
and Temples
