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Violence and Serenity
副标题: Late Buddhist Sculpture from Indonesia
ISBN: 9780824829247
作者: Natasha Reichle
出版社: University of Hawaii Press
出版年: 2007-7
页数: 289
定价: USD 57.00
装帧: Hardcover
内容简介
The mention of Buddhism in Indonesia calls to mind for many people the Central Javanese monument of Borobudur, one of the largest Buddhist monuments in the world and the subject of extensive scholarly scrutiny. The neglect of scholarship on Buddhist art from later periods might lead one to assume that after the tenth century Buddhism had been completely eclipsed by the predominantly Hindu Eastern Javanese dynasties. Yet, as the works discussed here illustrate, extraordinary Buddhist images were still being produced as late as the fourteenth century. Violence and Serenity offers a close examination of some of the impressive works from East Java and Sumatra and explores their political and religious roles. The number of clearly identifiable Buddhist works from the Singasari and Majapahit dynasties (1222-ca. 1520) is limited, yet existing examples are impressive. They demonstrate a remarkable level of craftsmanship and are exceptionally expressive, exhibiting a range of emotions from the ferocious to the serene. Following a brief discussion of the early history of Buddhism in Indonesia, Natasha Reichle focuses each chapter on a specific statue or group of statues and considers the larger issues evoked by the images. Through a rarely examined depiction of the last Singasari king, she explores the nature of religion in Java in the late thirteenth century and what we know about tantric practices and the syncretism of Hinduism and Buddhism. She reassesses the question of portraiture in ancient Javanese art while contemplating the famous Prajnand#x0101; pand#x0101; ramitand#x0101; from Singasari. Notions of kingship are discussed in light of a number of statues depicting the Buddhist deityAmoghapand#x0101; and#x015B; a and his attendants and the meanings of the Amoghapand#x0101; and#x015B; a mandala. The final chapter examines the origins and significance of one of Indonesia's most spectacular sculptures, a four-meter-high Buddhist bhairava (demon) discovered in West Sumatra.
作者简介
Natasha Reichle is associate curator of Southeast Asian art at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
目录
Acknowledgments
A Note on Spelling and Transliteration
Rulers of the Singasari and Majapahit Dynasties
Introduction
1. The Development of Buddhism in Sumatra and Java
2. Joko Dolok and the Politics of Royal Asceticism
3. Ideas of Portraiture: Praj?aparamita in Java and Sumatra
4. The Many Roles of the Amoghapasa Mandala
5. A Charnel House of Images: The Padang Lawas Heruka
6. The National Museum’s Monumental Bhairava
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Index
