Tibetan Religious Art

Author: Tenzin. Norbu
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Publish Date: 1997-01-01
Features: The art of Tibet is largely religious art. One of the main purposes of my writing "The Religious Art of Tibet" is to introduce the necessary background knowledge of Buddhism and the Tibetan people's beliefs about Buddhism in order to understand Tibetan religious art. By introducing the techniques and craftsmanship of Buddha statue sculpture and painting, I show the readers the religious perspectives and religious art of the Tibetan people. This will help us develop a correct approach to observing Tibetan religious art in the future and deepen our understanding of Tibetan teaching culture. For this reason, I believe it is necessary to provide detailed explanations of certain aspects of Buddhism, that is, the Buddhist content we directly or indirectly encounter. Within the scope of my personal knowledge, I have also emphasized the basic knowledge of Tibetan Buddhism.