The Life of Buddha Sakyamuni and the 53 Visits of Sudhana (2 Volumes in Sleeve)

Hong Kong: Buddhist Culture Research Institute of China, 1996. Item #45925
ISBN: 9789627571049

This 2-volume set illustrates in its entirety 2 picture albums: The Life of Buddha Sukyamuni and The 53 Visits of Sudhana, now kept in the Shanxi Provincial Museum. They are copies of the wall paintings of the Chongshan Monastery (formerly called Baima Si) in Tai Yuan city, Shanxi province, which has a long history since the Tang dynasty. The first depicts the life and achievements of the Buddha and the latter a story of Sudhana's attainment of Buddhahood. These two precious paintings are gems of Budhist art exquisitely reproduced in this exclusive set.

Price: $375.00