Sarnath: A Critical History of the Place Where Buddhism Began

Sarnath: A Critical History of the Place Where Buddhism Began
Frederick M Asher
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25 Feb 2020 US
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9781606066164
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Sarnath has long been regarded as the place where the Buddha preached his first sermon and established the Buddhist monastic order. Excavations at Sarnath have yielded the foundations of temples and monastic dwellings, two Buddhist reliquary mounds (stupas), and some of the most important sculptures in the history of Indian art. This volume offers the first critical examination of the historic site.Frederick M. Asher provides a longue duree (long-term) analysis of Sarnath-including the plunder, excavation, and display ofantiquities and the Archaeological Survey of India's presentation-and considers what lies beyond the fenced-in excavated area. His analytical history of Sarnath's architectural and sculptural remains contains a significant study of the site's sculptures, their uneven production, and their global distribution. Asher also examines modern Sarnath, which is a living establishment replete with new temples and monasteries that constitute a Buddhist presence on the outskirts of Varanasi, the most sacred Hindu city.
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ISBN-13: 9781606066164
Published: 25 Feb 2020
Published In: United States
Imprint: Getty Publications
Publisher: Getty Trust Publications
Format: Paperback
Height: 250mm
Width: 150mm
Pages: 192

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