Sacred Spaces: Architecture of the Buddhist World

Whether sacred mounts or gardens, original photography, original architectural drawings, and three-dimensional renditions of temple ruins dramatically illustrate the concise scholarly insight and passion of the author. The cultural landscape of Buddhism is, for the first time, drawn together from th [...]
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Whether sacred mounts or gardens, original photography, original architectural drawings, and three-dimensional renditions of temple ruins dramatically illustrate the concise scholarly insight and passion of the author. The cultural landscape of Buddhism is, for the first time, drawn together from the religion's inception to its grand spread through more than twenty Asian countries. This story is essential reading for anyone wanting to peer over the temple wall at the fascinating motivations behind such architecture.