Watts/Iconic Books, 8. It Is What It Is (Or Is It?)

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How to Cite: Kinnard, Jacob. 8. It Is What It Is (Or Is It?): Further Reflections on the Buddhist Representation of Manuscripts. Iconic Books and Texts - Sacred texts (HRLC). Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 151-164 May 2013. ISBN 9781781792544.

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This chapter suggests that Buddhist images of books are like sculptural snapshots. These are not images not to be worshipped—although the main goddesses or bodhisattvas presented in the images were certainly objects of veneration— but they are images of worship.

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    Image
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    89 KB
  • container title
    Iconic Books
  • creator
    Jacob Kinnard
  • isbn
    9781781791585 (eBook)
  • publisher
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • publisher place
    Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • rights
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • series title
    Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts
  • volume
    South & East Asia Collection
  • doi
    https://doi.org/10.1558/isbn.9781781791585