Contents: Vol. I. Chapels 1 - 3: Chapel 1: Preface. Users guide. Introduction. I. 1M1-9: 1. Sakyamuni Buddha. 2. Maitreya. 3. Sarvanivranaviskambhin. 4. Avalokitesvara. .... II. 1A1-61: 1. Akasagarbha. 2. Maitreya. 3. Samantabhadra. 4. Ksitigarbha. 5. Yasahketu or Yasodhvaja Buddha. .... III. 1B1-61: 1. Pindolabharadvaja. 2. Panthaka. 3. Nagasena. 4. Gopaka. 5. Abheda. 6. Arthadarsin Buddha. .....Chapel 2: 2 M1-9: 1. Guhya-Aksobhyavajra Buddha. 2. Krsnarivajra Buddha (Krsna-Yamari). 3. Sanmukha-Bhairavavajra (Sanmukha Yamantaka) Buddha. 4. Guhya-Manjusri Buddha. 5. Guhya-Manjuvajra (Guhyasamaja-Manjuvara) Buddha. ... 2A1-61: 1. Dandadhara Yo-mu (Yamadandi). 2. Damstradhara Yo-mu (Yamadamstri). 3. Duti Yo-mu (Yamaduti). 4. Kaladhvaja Yo-mu or Kalaketu Yo-mu (Kalaratri). 5. Khadgadhara-Bhairavavajra (Khadga-Yamari). ..... 2B1-61: 1. Vajravetala. 2. Garudayuta-Vajrapani. 3. Krodha-vajrapani. 4. Amoghatrana-Vajrapani. .... Chapel 3: 3M1-9: 1. Samvararaja (Buddha). 2. Yogambara (Buddha). 3. Buddhakapala (Buddha). 4. Sastradhara-Hevajra (Buddha). .... 3A1-61: 1. Lieh-k'o-ta-ch'ia-t'ien. 2. Hariti (Deva). 3. Dhanus (Deva). 4. Budha (Deva). 5. Navami Tithi. ..... 3B1-61: 1. Vajraraga (Fo-mu) (Ragavajra). 2. Vajrasanti (Fo-mu) (vajrasaumya). 3. Dakini (Fo-mu) (Vajradakini). 4. Vajrabhumi (Fo-mu) (Prthivivajra). ...

Vol. II. Chapels 4 - 5: Preface. Chapel 4: 4M1-9: 1. Sarvavid-vairocana (Buddha) (Durgatiparisodhana). 2. Dharmadhatu-vagisvara (Buddha) (Manjughosa). 3. Uttamasri (Buddha). 4. Amoghasiddhi (Buddha). .... 4A1-61: 1. Pranidhana-paramita. 2. Upayakausalya-paramita. 3. Dhyana-paramita. 4. Virya-paramita. 5. Samantaprabha (Fo-mu). .... 4B1-61: 1. Jaliniprabha (Bodhisattva). 2. Vajragarbha (bodhisattva). 3. Aksayamati (Bodhisattva). 4. Prajnakuta (bodhisattva) (Pratibhanakuta). ....Chapel 5: 5M1-9: 1. Vairocanabhisambodhi (Abhisambodhi - vairocana) (Buddha). 2. Mamaki (fo-mu). 3. Nila-Tara (Syama-Tara) (Fo-mu). 4. Sita-Hayagrivavajra (Buddha). .... 5A1-61: 1. Nandisvara (Nandi/Nandikesvara) (Deva). 2. Rahu (Deva). 3. Jih-kung T'ien (Aditya [?]). 4. Ganapati (Deva). ...... 5B1-61: 1. Sarvanivaranaviskambhini (Devi). 2. Ch'i-miao P'u-sa. 3. Abhayamdada (Bodhisattva). .....

Vol. III. Chapel 6 and Appendices: Preface. Chapel 6: 6M1-9: 1. Amitayus (Amitabha) (Buddha). 2. Marici (Fo-mu). 3. Sita-Tara (Fo-Mu).  .... 6A1-61: 1. E-ni-lo (Anila or Andhira) (Mahayaksasenapati). 2. Mi-ch'i-lo (Mekhila or Mihira) (Mahayaksasenapati). 3. Po-ch'ai-lo (vajra) Mahayaksasenapati). 4. Kumbhira (Mahayaksasenapati). ..... 6B1-61: 1. Marici (Fo-mu). 2. Dvadasabhuja-Marici (Fo-mu). 3. Sadbhuja-parnasabari (Fo-mu). 4. Trimukhastabhuja-rakta-Hayagrivavajra). ..... Observations. Bibliography. Appendices. Glossary. Acknowledgement.

"The three volumes contain an iconographic analysis and compilation of the over 760 images from the six chapels of the Pao-hsiang Lou (Bao-xiang Lou) in the garden of the Tzu-ning Kung (Palace of Kindness and tranquility) in the Forbidden City, Beijing. The Pavilion Pao-Hsiang Lou, a two-storied simple structure with seven chapels on each floor, holds hundreds of Tibetan Buddhist images of remarkable quality. The volumes present the entire set of images, each reproduced and explained with great clarity. There are details of each image with regard to the physical description of the figure portrayed and its various iconographical and stylistic features and associated images. Each entry contains the name of the deity with the Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese transliterations of the name. The very interesting and useful introduction discusses deities of mandalas, placement of deities within a single chapel, images of the Pao-hsiang Lou Pantheon compared to the Chu Fo P'u-sa Sheng Hsiang Tsan Pantheon, variations in depiction of images with regard to their hair, crown and other parts and associated ornaments, and the asanas of the images. The scholarly volumes are a result of the painstaking research by the author by referring to noted experts on the subject.

The volumes will interest all students and scholars of Buddhist art and iconography.

Fredrick W. Bunce, a PhD and a Cultural Historian of International Eminence, is an authority on Ancient Iconography and Buddhist Arts. He has been honoured with prestigious awards/commendations and is listed in Who's Who in American Art and the International Biographical Dictionary, 1980. He is currently Professor Emeritus of Art, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana." (jacket)