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- ity of forms in the various parts of Asia. In its 2,500-year history, this gentle and peaceable religious tradition developed highly sophisticated philoso�phies and became a potent civilizing force in the Far East.
Buddhism arrived relatively late in Japan�around ad 552. It came to Japan via China and Korea, and it was largely a sinicized form of Mahayana which became popular. However, it soon took on a flavour that was uniquely Japanese.
The spread of Buddhism in Asia resulted in a vast diffusion of texts, paint�ings, sculptures, ritual objects, etc. In this publication we have chosen to examine one small aspect of Buddhist art, the Buddhist monks' mantles or robes of Japan known as kesa.
Statue of Buddha, Indian Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century ad grey schist
Intended Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Horton
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