Il Giardino dei Fiori di Loto : A Notebook On Japanese Buddhism
$175.00
578 pages
The lotus, symbol of absolute purity, is a metaphor of spiritual power ad positive grow due to his wonderful blossoming in a muddy habitat, form which is not contaminated, like the humans could do dedicating to their spiritual growth. The divinities form the buddhist pantheon, each with his own method, helps him in this journey to achieve the inner peace.
“Il giardino dei fiori di loto” (the garden of lotus flowers) alludes to divinities, here presented one by one, following the most common in Japan. The drawings of divinities, each containing also notes, are accompanied with an introduction to buddhism and his history in the country of rising sun.
