Images of the cosmic mountain : a selection of temples in Australia, Bali, Java, Cambodia and Myanmar / Mark Smith
- Bib ID:
- 10009775
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Smith, Mark Oliver, author
- Online Access:
- National edeposit
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- Description:
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- Bruce, Australian Capital Territory : Mark Oliver Smith, 2023
- 1 online resource (165 pages)
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- text file PDF 18.4MB
- Series:
- Smith, Mark Oliver. The Cosmic Mountain.
- Summary:
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In Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology, the cosmic mountain (Mount Meru) is considered to be the centre of all the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual universes. The author explores nine sacred sites in Australia and Southeast Asia and their role in representing or communicating the concept of the cosmic mountain, and their shared characteristics. The sites discussed are: Uluru, Mount Penanggungan, Pura Besakih, Borobudur, Loro Jonggrang, Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and the Bayon, the Shwedagon and the Australian War Memorial.
- Full contents:
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- Introduction
- Uluru
- Mount Penanggungan
- Pura Besakih
- Borobudur
- Loro Jonggrang
- Angkor Wat
- Angkor Thom and The Bayon
- The Shwedagon
- The Australian War Memorial.
- Notes:
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- Part of a series of writings by the author on "The Cosmic Mountain".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Subject:
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- Buddhist architecture -- Southeast Asia
- Buddhist cosmology
- Buddhist temples -- Southeast Asia
- Hindu architecture -- Southeast Asia
- Hindu cosmology
- Hindu temples -- Southeast Asia
- Mountains -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
- Mountains -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism
- Sacred space -- Australia
- Sacred space -- Southeast Asia
- Genre/Form:
- Electronic books
- Other authors/contributors:
- Smith, Mark Oliver
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 2023
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