The Uses of Human Malleability: Images of Hellish and Heavenly Sojourns in Pre-Modern Burma
For more than a millennium, Burmese donors sponsored elaborately decorated structures to publicize their allegiance to the Buddha’s Dhamma in its Pali version, illuminating their understanding of the human predicament. The structures always featured décor informed by revered texts, the Buddha’s word...
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MDPI AG
2020-05-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/5/230 |