A bright white temple as if carved from ice. Statues in candlelit caves. Massive red monastery walls in the midst of majestic mountains. In this beautiful book of travel photography, Christoph Mohr presents the most sacred places of Buddhism. Across Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Tibet, Ladakh, Zanskar, and other Asian regions, Mohr shows Buddhist temples, monasteries, sacred mountains, and illuminates the life of the historical Buddha. The images are accompanied by texts from Oliver Fulling, sharing the basics of Buddhism and everyday Buddhist practice and rituals.
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More than 240 photographs of Buddhist culture across Asia. .
A book of travel photography and a visual introduction to the life of the historical Buddha. .
Sharing the spirituality of Buddhist monasteries, temples, sacred mountains, and other sites.
240 colour and b/w photographs
By:
Christoph Mohr, Oliver Fülling Imprint: teNeues Media GmbH & Co. KG Country of Publication: Germany Dimensions:
Height: 314mm,
Width: 244mm,
Weight: 1.674kg ISBN:9783961713110 ISBN 10: 3961713111 Pages: 192 Publication Date:28 June 2021 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
Reviews for Sacred Spaces: The Holy Sites of Buddhism
Sacred Spaces - The Holy Sites of Buddhism, a new book by Christoph Mohr and Oliver Fulling, beautifully captures hallowed sites across Asia. -- Wanderlust;