Author: Antoinette K. Gordon
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462913199
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism is an authoritative text on the specifically Tibetan branch of Buddhism--one which possesses a rich visual history of Buddhist art and Iconagraphy. This book gives a descriptive outline of the principal gods in the Tibetan pantheon, tracing the main features and symbols that are used to denote each one. A Comprehensive illustrated list of the various ritual objects, talismans, symbols, mudras (symbolic hand poses), and asanas and vahanas (position of the lower limbs) that are used in the images of the gods is accompanied with a word list of the Sanskrit terms most commonly encountered in a study of Lamaism. A set of thirty-one thang-kas from the famous collection of Baron A. von Stael-Holstein, formerly of Peking, China, which came to America after the publication of the original edition of the book, has been included in this new and revised edition.
Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism
Author: Antoinette K. Gordon
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462913199
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism is an authoritative text on the specifically Tibetan branch of Buddhism--one which possesses a rich visual history of Buddhist art and Iconagraphy. This book gives a descriptive outline of the principal gods in the Tibetan pantheon, tracing the main features and symbols that are used to denote each one. A Comprehensive illustrated list of the various ritual objects, talismans, symbols, mudras (symbolic hand poses), and asanas and vahanas (position of the lower limbs) that are used in the images of the gods is accompanied with a word list of the Sanskrit terms most commonly encountered in a study of Lamaism. A set of thirty-one thang-kas from the famous collection of Baron A. von Stael-Holstein, formerly of Peking, China, which came to America after the publication of the original edition of the book, has been included in this new and revised edition.
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462913199
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism is an authoritative text on the specifically Tibetan branch of Buddhism--one which possesses a rich visual history of Buddhist art and Iconagraphy. This book gives a descriptive outline of the principal gods in the Tibetan pantheon, tracing the main features and symbols that are used to denote each one. A Comprehensive illustrated list of the various ritual objects, talismans, symbols, mudras (symbolic hand poses), and asanas and vahanas (position of the lower limbs) that are used in the images of the gods is accompanied with a word list of the Sanskrit terms most commonly encountered in a study of Lamaism. A set of thirty-one thang-kas from the famous collection of Baron A. von Stael-Holstein, formerly of Peking, China, which came to America after the publication of the original edition of the book, has been included in this new and revised edition.
The Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism
Author: Antoinette K. Gordon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
The Buddhism of Tibet
Author: Laurence Austine Waddell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddha (The concept)
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddha (The concept)
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Prisoners of Shangri-La
Author: Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022648548X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Name -- Chapter Two: The Book -- Chapter Three: The Eye -- Chapter Four: The Spell -- Chapter Five: The Art -- Chapter Six: The Field -- Chapter Seven: The Prison -- Notes -- Index
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022648548X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Name -- Chapter Two: The Book -- Chapter Three: The Eye -- Chapter Four: The Spell -- Chapter Five: The Art -- Chapter Six: The Field -- Chapter Seven: The Prison -- Notes -- Index
Yung-ho-kung, an Iconography of the Lamaist Cathedral in Peking
Author: Ferdinand Lessing
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Tibetan Civilization
Author: Rolf Alfred Stein
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804709019
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
An overall view of the Tibetan civilization, both ancient and modern Tibet. This book relates developments in Tibet to those in the rest of Asia.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804709019
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
An overall view of the Tibetan civilization, both ancient and modern Tibet. This book relates developments in Tibet to those in the rest of Asia.
Imagining Tibet
Author: Thierry Dodin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0861711912
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
In the past century, the Western view of Tibet has evolved from an exotic Shangri-la filled with golden idols and the promise of immortality, to a peaceful land with an enlightened society now ravaged by outside aggression. How and why did our perception change? How accurate are our modern conceptions of Tibet? Imagining Tibet is a collection of essays that reveal these Western conceptions. Providing an historical background to the West's ever-changing relationship with Tibet, Donald Lopez, Jeffrey Hopkins, Jamyang Norbu, and other noted scholars explore a variety of topics - from Western perceptions of Tibetan approaches to violence, monastic life, and life as a nation in exile, to representations of Tibet in Western literature, art, environmentalism, and the New Age movement.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0861711912
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
In the past century, the Western view of Tibet has evolved from an exotic Shangri-la filled with golden idols and the promise of immortality, to a peaceful land with an enlightened society now ravaged by outside aggression. How and why did our perception change? How accurate are our modern conceptions of Tibet? Imagining Tibet is a collection of essays that reveal these Western conceptions. Providing an historical background to the West's ever-changing relationship with Tibet, Donald Lopez, Jeffrey Hopkins, Jamyang Norbu, and other noted scholars explore a variety of topics - from Western perceptions of Tibetan approaches to violence, monastic life, and life as a nation in exile, to representations of Tibet in Western literature, art, environmentalism, and the New Age movement.
Oracles and Demons of Tibet
Author: René de Nebesky-Wojkowitz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788173030499
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788173030499
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Author: Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Buddhism of Tibet Or Lamaism
Author: L. A. Waddell
Publisher: Hansebooks
ISBN: 9783348031967
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Buddhism of Tibet or Lamaism is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Publisher: Hansebooks
ISBN: 9783348031967
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Buddhism of Tibet or Lamaism is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.