{"product_id":"the-pictural-life-of-the-buddha-through-the-murals-of-thailands-temples-paperback","title":"The Pictural Life of the Buddha: Through the murals of Thailand's temples - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDidier Treutenaere\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pictural Life of the Buddha\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe life of the Buddha is frequently depicted on the walls of temples in Thailand.\u003cbr\u003eFor centuries, the primary purpose of these murals, which depict episodes strongly tinged with legend, has been to nurture the religious and moral education of the Buddhist faithful. For the last two centuries, their secondary purpose has been to rival Christian hagiography.\u003cbr\u003eThis book analyses the main episodes in the murals, explaining their details and giving their doctrinal or legendary context.\u003cbr\u003eDespite their differences in quality, from the most naive to the most refined, there is a close similarity between the murals from one temple to the next, in terms of both staging and detail. And these similarities are not confined to the temples of Thailand; they extend to monasteries in all other regions where the Theravāda tradition has flourished: Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka, the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and the north of the Mekong delta in Vietnam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBy the author of: \u003cbr\u003e◆ 100 questions on Theravāda Buddhism\u003cbr\u003e◆ Buddhism and Re-births\u003cbr\u003e◆ The Legend of Gotama\u003cbr\u003e◆ Rohingyas, from legend to reality\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDidier Treutenaere holds a degree in philosophy from the Université Paris-Sorbonne\u003cbr\u003eSpecialist in Buddhist texts in the Pali language\u003cbr\u003eAuthor of books and articles on the Theravāda tradition\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42780405071968,"sku":"9782919122134","price":53.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/3t27Ca84JR9782919122134.webp?v=1780275043","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pictural-life-of-the-buddha-through-the-murals-of-thailands-temples-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}