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| Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand | ||
| 作者 | Munier, Christophe |
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| 出版日期 | 1998 |
| 頁次 | 278 |
| 出版者 | White Lotus |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.thailine.com/lotus/ |
| 出版地 | Bangkok, Thailand [曼谷, 泰國] |
| 資料類型 | 書籍=Book |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 關鍵詞 | 上座部佛教=南傳佛教=Theravada Buddhism; 比丘=Buddhist Monk=Bhiksu=Bhikkhu; 石窟=cave; 佛教人物=Buddhist; 泰國佛教=Thai Buddhism; 朝聖=Pilgrimage; 壁畫=mural; 繪畫=painting |
| 摘要 | This is the first comprehensive study in English on a fascinating but little-known aspect of Thai Buddhism and culture. Rocks and caves are major places of pilgrimage in Thailand and this book places these natural holy sites in their historical, cultural and religious context. Rocks are sacred because of their shapes, the Buddhas carved on them or their links to the Buddha's coming. Animist activities involving rocks started in prehistoric times and continue to this day. The earliest rocks integrated into a religious context belong to the beginning of the Dvaravati period (6th-8th centuries) that saw the birth and spread of Theravada Buddhism in what is today Thailand. Caves have also been used as ritual places since prehistoric times and were inhabited by hermits and Buddhist monks during the Dvaravati, Sukhothai, Ayutthaya and Bangkok periods. They are adorned with mural paintings, stucco reliefs and statues. The book is lavishly illustrated with 300 plates, maps, and plans and provides practical information on how to reach these rocks and caves which are often in remote locations. |
| ISBN | 9748434192 |
| 點閱次數 | 567 |
| 建檔日期 | 2008.08.06 |
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