The Art of Awakening: A User's Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Art and Practice

by Konchog Lhadrepa, Charlotte Davis

A presentation on the Tibetan Buddhist path to enlightenment, through the lens of an artist's eye and experience.The sacred arts play an essential, intrinsic role in Tibetan Buddhist practice. Here, one of the great practitioners and master artists of our time presents a guide to the Tibetan Buddhist path, from preliminary practices through enlightenment, from the artist's perspective. With profound wisdom, he shows how visual representations of the sacred in paintings, sculptures, mandalas, and stupas can be an essential support to practice throughout the path. This work, based on the author's landmark Tibetan text, The Path to Liberation, includes basic Buddhist teachings and practices, clearly pointing out the relevance of these for both the sacred artist and the practitioner, along with an overview of the history and iconography of Buddhist art.

491 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 11, 2017

Reviews

[K.S.C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

A necessary and seminal book for anyone interested in creating sacred dharma art. Immense gratitude to my dharma sister who gifted it to me.