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ARTH 392 - Buddhist Art & Architecture: Origin, Exchange & Innovation

Fall or Spring (3) Staff (ALV, CSI)

A study of the origin, exchange & innovation in Buddhist art and architecture through Asia, focusing on sites and unique genres. Buddhist imagery mirrors great tolerance for regional cultures and religious debates through variation in abstract/figurative and realistic/fantastic art forms, with references to mythology and Dharmic theology.