Creating the universe: depictions of the cosmos in Himalayan Buddhism

Buddhist representations of the cosmos across nearly two thousand years of history in Tibet, Nepal, and India show that cosmology is a rich language for the expression of diverse religious ideas, with cosmological thinking at the centre of Buddhist thought, art, and practice.

In 'Creating the Universe', Eric Huntington presents examples of visual art and architecture, primary texts, ritual ideologies, and material practices - accompanied by extensive explanatory diagrams - to reveal the immense complexity of cosmological thinking in Himalayan Buddhism.