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Protecting the Dharma through Calligraphy in Tang China - A Study of the Ji Wang shengjiao xu The Preface to the Buddhist Scriptures Engraved on Stone in Wang Xizhi's Collated Characters (Hardcover) Loot Price: R5,063

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Protecting the Dharma through Calligraphy in Tang China - A Study of the Ji Wang shengjiao xu The Preface to the Buddhist...

Protecting the Dharma through Calligraphy in Tang China - A Study of the Ji Wang shengjiao xu The Preface to the Buddhist Scriptures Engraved on Stone in Wang Xizhi's Collated Characters (Hardcover)

Pietro De Laurentis; Contributions by Zbigniew Wesolowski

Series: Monumenta Serica Monograph Series

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This is a study of the earliest and finest collated inscription in the history of Chinese calligraphy, the Ji Wang shengjiao xu (Preface to the Sacred Teaching Scriptures Translated by Xuanzang in Wang Xizhi's Collated Characters), which was erected on January 1, 673. The stele records the two texts written by the Tang emperors Taizong (599-649) and Gaozong (628-683) in honor of the monk Xuanzang (d. 664) and the Buddhist scripture Xin jing (Heart Sutra), collated in the semi-cursive characters of the great master of Chinese calligraphy, Wang Xizhi (303-361). It is thus a Buddhist inscription that combines Buddhist authority, political power, and artistic charm in one single monument. The present book reconstructs the multifaceted context in which the stele was devised, aiming at highlighting the specific role calligraphy played in the propagation and protection of Buddhism in medieval China.

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Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Monumenta Serica Monograph Series
Release date:	November 2021
First published:	2022
Authors:	Pietro De Laurentis
Contributors:	Zbigniew Wesolowski
Dimensions:	246 x 174mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	460
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-213693-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > General Books > History > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Promotions
LSN:	1-03-213693-6
Barcode:	9781032136936