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Taiyo Special : 100 Famous Priests, 100 Old Temples (1976)



Taiyo Special Issue : 100 Famous Priests, 100 Old Temples. N° 15, Summer 1976. Tokyo : Heibon-sha, 1976.OUT OF STOCK

Description — In-4° (29 x 22 x 1.5 cm), 196 p., 850 g.
Pictorial softcover, color and b&w ill. & pictures, mounted frontis., 2 fold-outs. Text in Japanese, introduction in English.
Broché, couv. ill., ill. & photographies coul. & n&b, front. contre-collé, 2 dépliants. Texte en japonais, introduction en anglais.

État / Condition — VG / TB.

Remarques & avis / Review — Here is one of our favorite series : the special issues of Taiyo (the Sun), a quarterly — fine and profuse iconography, good printing and paper, and always fascinating, varied and very 'Japanese' topics.
The present issue is dedicated to Buddhism in Japan, through color pictures of famous old temples in Kamakura, Kyoto, Nara, etc., their architectures, statues and paintings; through the biographies of 100 famous Buddhist priests from Asuka to Meiji periods, such as Ganjin, Saicho (Mt. Hiei), Kukai (Mt. Koya), Shinran, Nichiren, Ikkyu, Ryokan, etc.; and through the concealed Buddhist meanings of seasonal events and Japanese words. As supplements: a kisshoten, a mandala, Kukai's letter. A fine issue!

Voici une de nos séries préférées : la collection spéciale du Taiyo (le Soleil) trimestriel — iconographie riche et de qualité, bonne facture, sujets variés et toujours passionnants, très "japonais".
Ce numéro est consacré au Buddhisme au Japon, à travers des photographies couleur de temples anciens célèbres à Kamakura, Kyoto, Nara, etc., leur architectures, statues et peintures ; à travers les biographies de 100 prêtres bouddhistes célèbres de l'ère Asuka à Meiji, comme Ganjin, Saicho (Mt. Hiei), Kukai (Mt. Koya), Shinran, Nichiren, Ikkyu, Ryokan, etc. ; et à travers le sens bouddhique caché des événements saisonniers et de mots japonais. Les suppléments: un kisshoten, un mandala, une lettre de Kukai. Un bon numéro !

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