Pantheons of the Emperor: the Translation and Adaption of Tibetan Buddhist Iconographic Programs
(2024)
Thesis
Shao, Z. Pantheons of the Emperor: the Translation and Adaption of Tibetan Buddhist Iconographic Programs. (Thesis). SOAS University of London
The present thesis discusses three Tibetan Buddhist pantheons created by the Qianlong court, namely the woodblock print Three Hundred Deities, the hand-illustrated Eulogies to the Sacred Images of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and the sculpture assem... Read More about Pantheons of the Emperor: the Translation and Adaption of Tibetan Buddhist Iconographic Programs.