A Handbook Of Tibetan Culture

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A Handbook Of Tibetan Culture

Author	: Graham Coleman
File Size	: 41,6 Mb
Publisher	: Random House
Language	: English
Release Date	: 24 March 2016
ISBN	: 9781473550223
Pages	: 430 pages

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A Handbook Of Tibetan Culture by Graham Coleman Book PDF Summary

Over the past nine years the Orient Foundation has compiled a database that brings together information on over 600 Tibetan-related organizations throughtout the world. Compiled under the auspices of HH The Dalai Lama, this book provided comprehensive information about Tibetan Buddhism and culture for the general public including: Museums, teaching centres, retreat centres and publications listed in a country-by-country gazetteer. Background information on the four schools of Tibetan Biddhism Biographies of practising Tibetan teachers The First glossary of Tibetan terms

A Handbook Of Tibetan Culture by Graham Coleman

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The Culture of the Book in Tibet by Kurtis R. Schaeffer

Drawing on sources spanning the fourteenth through the eighteenth centuries, Kurtis R. Schaeffer envisions the scholars and hermits, madmen and ministers, kings and queens responsible for Tibet's massive canons. He describes how Tibetan scholars edited and printed works of religion, literature, art, and science and what this indicates about the

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Buddhist Symbols in Tibetan Culture by Loden Sherap Dagyab

In this fascinating study, Dagyab Rinpoche not only explains the nine best-known groups of Tibetan Buddhist symbols but also shows how they serve as bridges between our inner and outer worlds. As such, they can be used to point the way to ultimate reality and to transmit a reservoir of

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Tibet by Phil Borges

"Photographer Phil Borges introduces Tibetans as individuals rather than as an anonymous element of a remote ethnic group. His first-hand interviews and portraits illustrate how dramatic development, climate change, and the deep devotion of the people are interacting to transform Tibetan culture--for better or for worse."--Jacket.

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A Handbook of Tibetan Culture by Graham Coleman

This encyclopaedic reference is a guide to Tibetan cultural resources worldwide. The Orient Foundation has compiled a database that brings together information on 600 Tibetan-related organizations throughout the world.

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The state of Tibetan culture within contemporary China is a highly politicized topic on which reliable information is rare. Based on fieldwork and interviews conducted between 1998 and 2000 in China's Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures, this book investigates the present conditions of Tibetan cultural life and cultural expression.

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This book explores the relationship between tourism, culture and ethnic identity in Tibet in , focusing in particular on Shangrila, a Tibetan region in Southwest China, to show how local ‘Tibetan culture’ is reconstructed as a marketable commodity for tourists. It analyses the socio-economic effects of Shangrila tourism in Tibet, investigating

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The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols by Anonim

Based on the author's previous publication The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs, this handbook contains an array of symbols and motifs, accompanied by succinct explanations. It provides treatment of the essential Tibetan religious figures, themes and motifs, both secular and religious.

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