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Ananda K. Coomaraswamy


Born
in Sri Lanka
August 22, 1877

Died
September 09, 1947

Genre
Art, History, Spirituality

Influences
René Guénon ...more


Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy was a Ceylonese philosopher and metaphysician, as well as a pioneering historian and philosopher of Indian art, particularly art history and symbolism, and an early interpreter of Indian culture to the West. In particular, he is described as "the groundbreaking theorist who was largely responsible for introducing ancient Indian art to the West." (Wikipedia) ...more

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Introduction to Indian Art
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“Myth embodies the nearest approach to absolute truth that can be stated in words.”
― Ananda Coomaraswamy
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“Becoming is not a contradiction of being but the epiphany of being.”
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“From one point of view becoming is a humiliation, and from another a royal procession.”
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