Japanese Mandalas: Representations of Sacred Geography 9780824863111

The first broad study of Japanese mandalas to appear in a Western language, this volume interprets mandalas as sanctifie

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English Pages 240 [248] Year 1998

Japanese Mandalas: Representations of Sacred Geography
9780824863111

Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Introduction
C        The Taima Mandara

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