Preah Bot are portable paintings on canvas which represent either single episodes from the life of the Buddha or from the Jataka tales, in particular the last ten stories, the birth tales of the Buddha. In the past they were presented by lay people to the monasteries during religious festivals as a means of merit-making. They may then have served as a substitute for murals in wooden temple buildings where murals were not possible. Following the acclaim for Buddhist Painting in Cambodia, Vittorio Roveda and Sotham Yem have sought to document both their aesthetics and their meaning before the use of Preah Bot in a strictly religious sense has disappeared. Instead today they are being produced purely as souvenirs for tourists or for collectors. The book is also intended as an encouragement to the Cambodian People to preserve and study their important Buddhist heritage.
| ISBN: | 9789749863992 |
| Publication date: | 24th March 2011 |
| Author: | Vittorio Roveda, Sothon Yem |
| Publisher: | River Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 151 pages |
| Series: | River Books |
| Genres: |
The arts: general topics Religious and ceremonial art Asian history |
Preah Bot are portable paintings on canvas which represent either single episodes from the life of the Buddha or from the Jataka tales, in particular the last ten stories, the birth tales of the Buddha. In the past they were presented by lay people to the monasteries during religious festivals as a means of merit-making. They may then have served as a substitute for murals in wooden temple buildings where murals were not possible. Following the acclaim for Buddhist Painting in Cambodia, Vittorio Roveda and Sotham Yem have sought to document both their aesthetics and their meaning before the use of Preah Bot in a strictly religious sense has disappeared. Instead today they are being produced purely as souvenirs for tourists or for collectors. The book is also intended as an encouragement to the Cambodian People to preserve and study their important Buddhist heritage.
Preah Bot features in the following genres: The arts: general topics, Religious and ceremonial art, Asian history
Preah Bot is available in Paperback
Preah Bot was written by Vittorio Roveda, Sothon Yem and published by River Books
Preah Bot has 151 pages
Yes it is part of River Books series