{"product_id":"the-second-buddha-elena-pakhoutova-9783791357539","title":"The Second Buddha: Master of Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis book explores the iconography of Padmasambhava, a famous and timeless figure in Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhist cultures.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePadmasambhava, a legendary Buddhist master believed to be instrumental in bringing Buddhism to Tibet, is often known as \"The Second Buddha.\" According to popular legend, Padmasambhava miraculously appeared as a boy in a lotus blossom floating on a lake. The Second Buddha: Master of Time explores visual expressions of Padmasambhava's legends in sculptures, textiles, paintings, illuminated manuscripts, and a portable shrine that date from the 13th to the 19th century. Essays present new scholarship on Padmasambhava and show a central and multidimensional character with an enduring place in Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhist cultures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished in association with the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elena Pakhoutova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3791357530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783791357539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prestel Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.00h x 10.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Elena Pakhoutova","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43940859019519,"sku":"9783791357539","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2c55c399-935e-4eb8-93d1-65c4f7ff71fb.jpg?v=1681449574","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-second-buddha-elena-pakhoutova-9783791357539","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}