Discourse in early Buddhist art: visual narratives of India

Dehejia, Vidya

India's ancient Buddhists capitalized on the lure of stories, portraying them visually in stone reliefs and painted murals, to introduce viewers to the Buddhist faith and to confirm them in their belief. Commencing in the first century BC, Buddhist monasteries across the Indian subcontinent were extensively decorated with visual narratives of varying sizes. The book is a pioneering exploration ...

Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers

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