Production period

1981-1987

Publications

Buddhism Introduction Volume 2
From the Silk Road to Asuka
Japanese ed. (1986) Gakken Holdings Co Ltd. (price 38,000JPY)

Buddhism Introduction Volume 1
From India to the Western Regions
Japanese ed. (1987) Gakken Holdings Co Ltd. (price 38,000JPY)

Buddhism Introduction Volume 3
From India to the South China Sea Islands
Japanese ed. (1987) Gakken Holdings Co Ltd. (price 38,000JPY)

Previously photographic collections of Buddhism were of Buddhist art. With Buddhism Introduction, this was the first photographic collection that directly addressed Buddhism as a spiritual culture. Mr. Hajime Nakamura, an authority on Buddhist philosophy, selected the important scenes for Buddhism Introduction from the historical travels of Buddhism from Lumbini where the Buddha was born, to Asuka, Japan. Mr. Shirakawa stood on all the 547 sites (in 12 countries), spending seven years and taking photos that now appear in three volumes. No one else has ever stood on so many Buddhist ruins. A groundbreaking undertaking.

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