The first volume of the Academy project 'Buddhist Murals of Kucha on the Northern Silk Road' contains three studies that show what information can be gained from the paintings.
The first study by Ines Konczak-Nagel, “Painted Buddhist Cosmology: The Pictorial Programme of Central Pillar Caves in Kizil”, demonstrates how Buddhist cosmology, always seen in connection with the Buddhist path of salvation, is represented in the selection of topics and the arrangement of paintings on the cave walls.
The second study by the same author, “Representations of Architecture and Architectural Elements on the Wall Paintings of Kucha”, is part of an ongoing extensive analysis of the material culture depicted in the paintings. The architecture represented provides insights into the local Tocharian architecture of Kucha, which has since disappeared.
The study of Monika Zin “The Monk Kāśyapa in Kucha, the First Council, and the Furtherance of Buddhist Teaching” examines interesting extensions within the paintings illustrating the events connected with Buddha’s death, the many-scenic representations of the first council in Rājagṛha. There are good reason to believe that the monk Mahākāśyapa who was supposed to convoke the summit was worshiped in Kucha as a saint and guarantor of the preservation of Buddhist teachings.:Foreword by the Series Editors (Eli Franco and Monika Zin)
I. Painted Buddhist Cosmology: The Pictorial Programme of Central Pillar Caves in Kizil (Ines Konczak-Nagel)
Bibliography
List of Illustrations with Acknowledgements
II. Representations of Architecture and Architectural Elements in the Wall Paintings of Kucha (Ines Konczak-Nagel)
1 City Fortifications in 1st Indo-Iranian Style Paintings: Kuśinagara
2 City Fortifications in 2nd Indo-Iranian Style Paintings: Rājagṛha and Kuśinagara
2.1 Representations of the City of Rājagṛha
2.2 Representations of the City of Kuśinagara
2.3 Analysis of the Architectural Elements of City Fortifications
2.3.1 Walls
2.3.2 Loopholes
2.3.3 Crenellated Wall Walks
2.3.4 Towers
2.3.5 Gates and Access Paths
2.3.6 Decorative Elements
2.4 Conclusion
3 Representations of Fortifications of Other Cities in Kuchean Paintings
3.1 Depictions of City Fortifications with Towers along the Wall
3.1.1 Depictions of the City of nirvāṇa
3.1.2 Depictions of the City of Gods on Mount Meru
3.2 Simplified Depictions of City Fortifications
3.2.1 A Wall Painting in the 1st Indo-Iranian Style Showing the Story of Śroṇakoṭikarṇa
3.2.2 Wall Paintings in the 2nd Indo-Iranian Style Showing the Story of Maitrakanyaka
3.2.3 Wall Paintings in the 2nd Indo-Iranian Style Showing a City Fortification Occupied by Demons
3.3 Conclusion
4 Representations of Isolated City Gates and Palace Gates
4.1 Exceptions
4.2 Décor
4.3 Conclusion
5 Architectural Elements in and on Residential Buildings
5.1 Pillars
5.2 Ceilings
5.3 Windows
5.4 Balustrades
5.5 Conclusion
6 General Conclusion
Bibliography
List of Illustrations with Acknowledgements
III. The Monk Kāśyapa in Kucha, the First Council, and the Furtherance of Buddhist Teaching. With an Appendix of Primary Sources Concerning the First Council as Given by Przyluski, Compiled by Fang Wang (Monika Zin)
The Cycle within the Cycle: The Council of Rājagṛha in Kizil
The Wall for Monks and the Cremation
The Characteristics and Worship of the Monk Mahākāśyapa
Mahākāśyapa in Kucha
Appendix
Bibliography
List of Illustrations with Acknowledgements
Index
Figures
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:84093 |
| Date | 16 March 2023 |
| Creators | Konczak-Nagel, Ines, Zin, Monika |
| Publisher | Dev Publishers & Distributors |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:book, info:eu-repo/semantics/book, doc-type:Text |
| Source | Leipzig Kucha Studies |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-840921, qucosa:84092 |
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