Buddha: His Life in Images

by Michael Jordan

At the merger of hugely influential artistic and religious traditions, this beautiful celebration of Buddha brings together centuries of sculpture and painting from the East. The vast selection of photographs, ranging from the Indian subcontinent, to China, Tibet, Japan, and Indonesia, features richly gilded and jeweled bronzes, elaborate and colorful paintings, intricately embroidered silk hangings, and statuesque rock carvings. The artwork is accompanied by essays that explore the background of each region and provide additional information on topics such as the cave complexes of China, where more than a thousand rock carvings pay homage to Buddha.

320 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2003

About the author

Michael Jordan was born in Lancashire, England, in 1941. He studied Natural Sciences at London University, and went on to become a successful BBC television presenter of wildlife programs in the 1980s. His love of writing began at about that time, when his focus of interest switched to ancient religions and cults, for which today he is best known as a non-fiction author. He has a current list of 26 published works.

In 2001 he wrote a highly controversial book, published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, Mary, the Unauthorised Biography, about the origins of the Marian cult, which was subsequently sold worldwide in various languages.

Michael's first venture into fiction writing, The Seventy Ninth Heresy, evolved from his years of research into the field of ancient religions and their origins.

Currently he lives in Devon.

Reviews

[Jelínková Kamca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moje první knížka o Buddhovi, konečně jsem měla tu cest se poradně seznámit s příběh Buddhy, který byl vlastně plný radosti, ale i strasti a především plný poznání.
Na takových knížkách asi není poradně co k hodnocení, každopádně mě samozřejmě knížka a i podání a styl psaní bavil, nejlepší vždy byly ty obrázky, což je vlastně hlavní dominanta této knížky.
Velmi pěkně zpracována knížka :))

[Karl Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read for anyone interested in the religion.