Search for dissertations about: "Buddha"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word Buddha.

  2. 1. The Barabudur : A Synopsis of Buddhism

    Author : Johan af Klint; Peter Jackson Rova; Klemens Karlsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Abhayagirivihara; Advayasadhana; bas-relief; Bhatara Hyang Buddha; Buddha; Huayan; latticed stupa; mandala; Mantranaya; Sang Hyang Kamahayanikan; Shingon; sunyata; tathagathagarbha; History of Religion; religionshistoria;

    Abstract : The aim of this PhD-dissertation is – on the one hand – to present in a critical and comprehensive manner an update of recent findings among Western scholars regarding the Barabudur monument and its illustrations of various Buddhist traditions, and – on the other hand – to throw some light on some of the outstanding issues regarding this monument. Focus has been laid on the religious aspects with a view of ascertaining which forms of Buddhism are most prominently represented on the monument. READ MORE

  4. 2. Face to face with the absent Buddha : The formation of Buddhist Aniconic art

    Author : Klemens Karlsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Buddhist art; Buddhist sculpture; Aniconic art; Indian art; Iconology; Buddhism; Buddhist meditation; History of religion; Religionshistoria;

    Abstract : Early art in Buddhist cultic sites was characterized by the absence of anthropomorphicimages of the Buddha. The Buddha was instead represented by different signs, like awheel, a tree, a seat and footprints. READ MORE

  5. 3. Face to face with the absent Buddha : The formation of Buddhist Aniconic art

    Author : Klemens Karlsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Buddhist art; Buddhist sculpture; Aniconic art; Indian art; Iconology; Buddhism; Buddhist meditation; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; History of Religions; Religionshistoria;

    Abstract : Early art in Buddhist cultic sites was characterized by the absence of anthropomorphicimages of the Buddha. The Buddha was instead represented by different signs, like awheel, a tree, a seat and footprints. READ MORE

  6. 4. Studies in the Kalacakra Tantra : A History of the Kalacakra in Tibet and a Study of the Concept of Adibuddha, the Fourth Body of the Buddha and the Supreme Unchanging

    Author : Urban Hammar; Per-Arne Berglie; John Newman; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Buddhism; Kalacakra; Adibuddha; tantra; Dalai Lama; the unchanging; History of religion; Religionshistoria;

    Abstract : The study treats the the tantric Buddhist system of teachings of Kalacakra, today a well-known teaching and initiation given since 1970 by the present Dalai Lama at mass ceremonies around the world. The Kalacakra was first introduced by Bhadrabodhi and Gyi-jo in the eleventh century, another example of successful cooperation between an Indian pandit and a Tibetan translator. READ MORE