ISBN 9789810595692
Publisher: ACM
Paperback: 119 pages
Pub Date: 2007
S$38.50 |
On the Nalanda Trail : Buddhism in India, China and Southeast
Asia
Krishnan, Gauri Parimoo
During the past, many Asian countries interacted with each other through peaceful means via religion, trade and political missions. Many Chinese pilgrims went to India for Buddhist studies while Indian monks went to China to disseminate the faith. The footprints of Buddhist pilgrims can be seen over the Silk Road all along Central, northwest India as well as the Southeast Asia. Traversing India to modern Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Tibet, China, Korea and Japan, Java, Sumatra, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos - Buddhism not only affected the lives and cultures in those regions but also left us with a legacy in the arts and literature.
This book highlights some of the significant landmarks in Buddhist history, through the travel records of the monks Faxian, Xuanzang, Yijing and the spread of Buddhism at centres of higher learning such as Nalanda in eastern India which was visited by many students from all over the Asian world. The book illustrates a display of Buddhist art and artefacts borrowed from museums in India and Southeast Asia and includes some objects from the ACM’s own collection.
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