This illustrated article provides an overview of the libraries of the Buddhist monasteries in Northern Thailand from an historical and architectural point of view. These libraries, called ho tham, can be distinguished from other monastic buildings by their small proportions and remarkable elegance. If the finest specimens are now famous attractions this success has not so far brought the academic attention they deserve. These ‘houses of the Dhamma’ were designed to organize the ritual conservation of manuscripts excluding any kind of intellectual workspace (reading room, etc.). Their function is primarily religious and not educational. Appearing at an unspecified date (around the fifteenth century?) they reflect the literary development in ...
Temples, or vihāra, of Buddhist monasteries, or watt, always played an essential role in Cambodian s...
Temples, or vihāra, of Buddhist monasteries, or watt, always played an essential role in Cambodian s...
Christine Hawixbrock The art of metalwork in Laos In this article, our purpose is to study a collec...
This illustrated article provides an overview of the libraries of the Buddhist monasteries in Northe...
The article discusses illuminated manuscripts of Central Thailand, dealing with the different format...
Ce mémoire a pour objet l'étude des concepts philosophiques du Bouddhisme appliqués à l'architecture...
François Lagirarde “Times and Places of Buddhist Histories: about some unpublished ‘Chronicles’ from...
25 pages, 33 illustrations mostly in colourThis paper gives a systematic survey of the murals of a s...
Northern Thailand1 has been known for the last few centuries as the realm of Lanna, which translates...
Cet article examine les textes provenant de l’intérieur des statues bouddhiques en Corée, qui ont ét...
In Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, ‘ benefit’ (ānisaṅs) texts represent one of the most prolific religi...
Résumé en japonais.The religious architecture at Myingun, a "satellite" city of Pagan (eleventh-thir...
International audienceThis article offers the readings and translations of the inscriptions engraved...
In this article I present a short description of the three illuminated Thai manuscripts kept in one ...
The Vat Phu Museum houses an important collection comprising some 2000 artifacts, 300 of which are e...
Temples, or vihāra, of Buddhist monasteries, or watt, always played an essential role in Cambodian s...
Temples, or vihāra, of Buddhist monasteries, or watt, always played an essential role in Cambodian s...
Christine Hawixbrock The art of metalwork in Laos In this article, our purpose is to study a collec...
This illustrated article provides an overview of the libraries of the Buddhist monasteries in Northe...
The article discusses illuminated manuscripts of Central Thailand, dealing with the different format...
Ce mémoire a pour objet l'étude des concepts philosophiques du Bouddhisme appliqués à l'architecture...
François Lagirarde “Times and Places of Buddhist Histories: about some unpublished ‘Chronicles’ from...
25 pages, 33 illustrations mostly in colourThis paper gives a systematic survey of the murals of a s...
Northern Thailand1 has been known for the last few centuries as the realm of Lanna, which translates...
Cet article examine les textes provenant de l’intérieur des statues bouddhiques en Corée, qui ont ét...
In Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, ‘ benefit’ (ānisaṅs) texts represent one of the most prolific religi...
Résumé en japonais.The religious architecture at Myingun, a "satellite" city of Pagan (eleventh-thir...
International audienceThis article offers the readings and translations of the inscriptions engraved...
In this article I present a short description of the three illuminated Thai manuscripts kept in one ...
The Vat Phu Museum houses an important collection comprising some 2000 artifacts, 300 of which are e...
Temples, or vihāra, of Buddhist monasteries, or watt, always played an essential role in Cambodian s...
Temples, or vihāra, of Buddhist monasteries, or watt, always played an essential role in Cambodian s...
Christine Hawixbrock The art of metalwork in Laos In this article, our purpose is to study a collec...