{"product_id":"the-pictural-life-of-the-didier-treutenaere-9782919122134","title":"The Pictural Life of the Buddha: Through the murals of Thailand's temples","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Pictural Life of the Buddha\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe life of the Buddha is frequently depicted on the walls of temples in Thailand.\u003cbr\u003eFor centuries, the primary purpose of these murals, which depict episodes strongly tinged with legend, has been to nurture the religious and moral education of the Buddhist faithful. For the last two centuries, their secondary purpose has been to rival Christian hagiography.\u003cbr\u003eThis book analyses the main episodes in the murals, explaining their details and giving their doctrinal or legendary context.\u003cbr\u003eDespite their differences in quality, from the most naive to the most refined, there is a close similarity between the murals from one temple to the next, in terms of both staging and detail. And these similarities are not confined to the temples of Thailand; they extend to monasteries in all other regions where the Theravāda tradition has flourished: Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka, the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and the north of the Mekong delta in Vietnam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBy the author of: \u003cbr\u003e◆ 100 questions on Theravāda Buddhism\u003cbr\u003e◆ Buddhism and Re-births\u003cbr\u003e◆ The Legend of Gotama\u003cbr\u003e◆ Rohingyas, from legend to reality\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDidier Treutenaere holds a degree in philosophy from the Université Paris-Sorbonne\u003cbr\u003eSpecialist in Buddhist texts in the Pali language\u003cbr\u003eAuthor of books and articles on the Theravāda tradition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Didier Treutenaere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 2919122134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782919122134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Editions Soukha, Paris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Didier Treutenaere","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241966055679,"sku":"9782919122134","price":28.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74829106-8dcf-4d85-b1b1-b924fa812ce6.jpg?v=1772656824","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pictural-life-of-the-didier-treutenaere-9782919122134","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}