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Keywords
the wheel of teaching, the chakra, Buddhism, Tibet, decorative art, Buddhist art
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How to Cite
Batyuk, G.M. (2019) ‘«The wheel of teaching (the chakra)» from the collection of the State Hermitage museum: УДК745/749’, The Art of Eurasia, (4), pp. 80–85. doi:10.25712/ASTU.2518-7767.2019.04.007.
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Abstract
The article focuses on the work of decorative art «The wheel of teaching (the chakra)», which was presented at the exhibition «Gifts of the East and the West to the Imperial court for 300 years» in the State Hermitage Museum in 2014-2016. The author considers «The wheel of teaching» in the context of diplomatic relations between Russia and Tibet, the historical situation of the early 20th century, the basics of the Buddhist religious system and directly from the point of view of the artistic features of the work.
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