A groundbreaking survey of the Buddhist architecture of Southeast Asia,
abundantly illustrated with new color photography and 3-D renderings. Over the course of its 2,500-year history, Buddhism has found expression
in countless architectural forms, from the great monastic complexes of
ancient India to the fortified dzongs of Bhutan, the rock-carved temple grottoes of China, the wooden shrines
of Japan, and the colorful wats of Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand.
Architecture of the Buddhist World, a projected six-volume series by the
noted architect and scholar Vikram Lall, represents a new
multidisciplinary approach to this fascinating subject,
showing how Buddhist thought and ritual have interacted with local
traditions across the Asian continent to produce masterpieces of
religious architecture.
