Creator(s): Amnart Klanprachar, Thaworn Boonyawan
Date: 2001
Country: Switzerland
Publisher: AGM
Number of Cards: 78
ISBN: 3-905219-81-6
Type: other
Reference: aeclectic
Notes:
The deck is a standard 78-card tarot deck. The court cards consist of Pages, Knights, Queens and
Kings. While the titles adhere to conventional Tarot, the card illustrations of
the Roots of Asia are not at all like the illustrations associated with
Rider-Waite decks
The pips cards are illustrated, t
he Cups feature fish,
Pentacles feature elephants, Swords depict birds and the wands feature the
tiger/leopard family.
The
art is oil on canvas. For his
paintings the artist used unconventional tools such as his hands,
knives, and rods.
The deck's creator, Amnart Klanprachar, is an artist teaching at one of the major universities in Bangkok. According to the book that comes with the deck, he has spent the past 30 years dedicated to
translating his understanding of Buddhist philosophy through the arts,
and his paintings have been exhibited in various countries.
The 87-page LWB
accompanying the deck, in addition to explaining the meanings of each
of the 78 cards, includes information about chakras, general Buddhist
philosophy, and an introduction to Insight Meditation.
