{"product_id":"understanding-the-chinese-buddhist-temple-9781896559063","title":"Understanding the Chinese Buddhist Temple","description":"This book is a collection of annotated photos taken in 2009 and 2010 at Ching Kwok Chinese Buddhist Temple, located in Toronto, Ontario. The book is arranged as a walk-around, featuring pictures of the main shrine hall, the main altar, all of the statues, close-up details of many statues, the various chapels, offering tables, paintings, ritual objects, decorative panels, and calligraphic scrolls. Each item is accompanied by an explanation of its iconographic meaning, context, fabrication and provenance. The significant contribution of \"Understanding the Chinese Buddhist Temple\" is to reveal the key concepts embedded within the numerous objects common to Chinese Buddhist shrines, as well as the layout of the temple, in an engaging manner that combines photographic representations with explanations. The book is suitable for anyone interested in Chinese Buddhism and culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sumeru Press Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781896559063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.16d","brand":"Karma Yonten Gyatso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38014766448821,"sku":"9781896559063","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0cea7ecf-45a4-4e17-9256-b88371b322a3.jpg?v=1609150060","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/understanding-the-chinese-buddhist-temple-9781896559063","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}