Art, Imagery & Symbols
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TOOLS FOR PEACE PERSONAL MANDALA WORKBOOK by Lama Chodak Gyatso Nubpa, ed. by Jamie Price 10" x 11.5" spiralbound. 150 pp. #TOFOPE - $ 39.95 This colorful and engaging workbook offers practical step-by-step methods, contemplations, queries, and activities to transform negative emotions and increase our capacities for peace and well-being. All you need is a pencil and willingness to consider the thoughtful, evocative questions. A great way to integrate Buddhist ideas--for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. Color throughout. More ... | |
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A TREASURY OF DRAWINGS OF BUDDHAS, DEITIES AND LAMAS OF TIBET (The Nyingma Icons) by Keith Dowman, foreword by Dudjom Rinpoche 103 pp., 94 b/w illustrations. #TRDRBU - $ 10.95 A true treasury of images--Buddhas, lamas, deities, dakinis, dharma protectors and guardians--each with short songs of homage. | |
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TRUE PERCEPTION: The Path of Dharma Art by Chogyam Trungpa, ed. by Judith Lief Pre-order Now--Available November 2008. 224 pp. #TRPEPA - $ 16.95 An expanded edition of Trungpa’s Dharma Art (1996), this book presents Trungpa’s teachings about the power of art to awaken and liberate. Trungpa extends the principles of dharma art to everyday life, showing how any activity can provide an opportunity to relax and open our senses to the phenomenal world. This edition includes a revised introduction and a new essay. More ... | |
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WARRIORS OF THE HIMALAYAS: Rediscovering the Arms and Armor of Tibet by Donald LaRocca, with essays by John Clarke and Lozang Jamspal Cloth, 10.25 x 11.25, 320 pp., 210 color, 85 b&w images. #WAHIRE - $ 75.00 This is the first in-depth examination of the fascinating subject of the armor and weapons of Tibet, a country that throughout the centuries was the scene of dramatic artistic, cultural, and political developments involving Tibetan, Mongol, Chinese, Nepalese, and other Himalayan states. Many of these cultures left behind helmets, armor for men and horses, saddles, swords, archery equipment, and other arms, some of which are unique examples of previously unknown types. Dating from the 13th to the 19th century, they include masterly examples of pierced ironwork embellished with gold and silver, skillfully crafted swords and sword blades, and extremely rare examples of decorated leatherwork. More ... | |
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WOODEN WONDERS: Tibetan Furniture in Secular and Religious Life ed. by David Kamansky 360 pp. 9.75 x 11.25 #WOWOTI - $ 49.95 Masterpieces of Tibetan furniture, design, and decoration are sumptuously presented in this gorgeous book. Full-color photos throughout are woven together with knowledgable essays on construction techniques, murals, textiles, and tables. 148 exhibits from a recent Tibetan furniture exhibit in Pasadena, CA are displayed and given a historical and practical context. A visual feast. More ... | |
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WORLDS OF TRANSFORMATION: Tibetan Art of Wisdom and Compassion by Marylin Rhie & Robert Thurman 480 pp., 9" x 12", 319 illustrations, 285 in color, 2 maps. #WOTRP - $ 65.00 If you liked the Wisdom and Compassion art book, you will love this massive edition of Tibetan Buddhist paintings. Hundreds of sublime Tibetan thangka paintings from the premier New York collection of Shelley and Donald Rubin span the 12th through 20th centuries and the spectrum of Tibetan artistic schools. There is an analysis of each painting's iconography and religious meaning, style, regional lineage, and sources. David Jackson discusses the paintings of the Kagyupa order in the Rubin Collection. | |