Mapping the Way to Nirvana: a Burmese Theravada Buddhist Carving
Posted by: John Hessler
In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true. –Guatama Buddha Recently, the Library of Congress’ Geography and Map Division, acquired a rare eighteenth century carving of a Theravada Buddhist cosmography that originally came from Myanmar (formerly known …
Posted in: 18th century cartography, Asian History