Symbolism In Buddhist Literature. The lotus blooms profusely in every aspect of buddhist art and literature in all cultures. Prior to the advent of written literature in india including the initial written recording of the buddhist sutras knowledge was orally transmitted from one generation to the next.
Buddhist symbolism is the method of buddhist art to represent certain aspects of dharma which began in the fourth century bce. These are the realms of the gods and quasi divine beings the world of the humans the animal kingdom and vegetable life. Animal symbolism in early buddhist literature and art by balkrishna g.
Only after human beings have received the buddha s revelation can they.
For this reason the work is magical realism as well as fantasy. Only after human beings have received the buddha s revelation can they. Prior to the advent of written literature in india including the initial written recording of the buddhist sutras knowledge was orally transmitted from one generation to the next. These are the realms of the gods and quasi divine beings the world of the humans the animal kingdom and vegetable life.