Awaken
Subtitle: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment
Publisher: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Published: May 28, 2019
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780300244656
Description: "Curators Dr. John Henry Rice, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art, VMFA, and Jeffrey Durham, Associate Curator of Himalayan Art, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, co-authored the catalogue, which presents the exhibition's spectacular Himalayan art, explores the philosophical tenets encoded in the works, and details an immersive process of self-discovery. Complementary essays examine Tibetan Buddhism's ritual tools, paintings, symbolic imagery, and artistic traditions. The catalogue covers Buddhism's essential teachings, including descriptions of rituals, deities, and art, both traditional and contemporary"--
Notes: Source title: Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment