Tsha-tsha are terracottas, or unfired earthenware figures, in the form of cast-sculptured stupas/choerten (reliquaries) or reliefs, which are decorated in a variety of religious motifs in bas-relief or half-relief. These votive offerings in earth or loam are produced by hand by believers or monks with models (casts) and serve many different purposes in every day religious life. With the depiction of over 360 objects, this book offers an outstanding review of the diverse manifestations and the extensive iconography of these exceptional ritual objects from the Buddhist cultural sphere.
Text in German.
| ISBN: | 9783897904538 |
| Publication date: | 25th May 2018 |
| Author: | Wendelgard Gerner |
| Publisher: | Arnoldsche |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Genres: |
Tibetan Buddhism Buddhism Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals |
Tsha-tsha are terracottas, or unfired earthenware figures, in the form of cast-sculptured stupas/choerten (reliquaries) or reliefs, which are decorated in a variety of religious motifs in bas-relief or half-relief. These votive offerings in earth or loam are produced by hand by believers or monks with models (casts) and serve many different purposes in every day religious life.
Tsha-Tsha features in the following genres: Tibetan Buddhism, Buddhism, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals
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Tsha-Tsha was written by Wendelgard Gerner and published by Arnoldsche
Tsha-Tsha has 352 pages