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THE CLEAR MIRROR: A Traditional Account of Tibet's Golden Age by Sakyapa Sonam Gyaltsen, translated by McComas Taylor and Lama Choedak Yuthok 315 pp., 16 line drawings, 2 maps. #CLMI - regular price $ 16.95 Our Price $8.47 Published by Snow Lion A rich blend of history, legend, poetry, adventure and romance, The Clear Mirror is a treasure-trove of traditional Tibetan narrative and folk wisdom. It presents in full the often-cited but elusive accounts of the origins of the Tibetan people, the coming of the Dharma to Tibet, and the appearance of Avalokiteshvara as the patron deity of Tibet. The text treats the era during which Buddhism came to Tibet, Lhasa became the capital, and the Jokhang and Ramoche temples were founded. Written to inform and entertain, the book has a pre-eminent position in Tibetan society and is popular today. 1559390484 | |
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LABRANG: A Tibetan Buddhist Monastery at the Crossroads of Four Civilizations by Paul Kocot Nietupski, photos from the Griebenow Archives, 1921-1949 160 pp., 9" x 8" high, 36 color and 100 b&w photos, illustrations. #LA - regular price $ 24.95 Our Price $12.47 Published by Snow Lion Labrang Monastery, located in northeast Tibet at the strategic intersection of four major Asian civilizations--Tibetan, Mongolian, Chinese, and Muslim--was one of the largest Buddhist monastic universities. In the early twentieth century, it housed several thousand monks. Labrang was also a gathering point for numerous annual religious festivals, supported an active regional marketplace where Chinese artisans rubbed shoulders with Hui merchants and nomadic Tibetan highlanders, and was the seat of a Tibetan power base that strove to maintain regional autonomy through the shifting alliances and bloody conflicts that took place between 1700 and 1950. More ... | |
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SACRED GROUND: Jamgon Kongtrul on "Pilgrimage and Sacred Geography" by Ngawang Zangpo. A Tsadra Foundation Series book. 256 pp., 14 b&w photos, cloth. 362 pp., 6" x 9", cloth. #SAGR - regular price $ 24.95 Our Price $19.96 Published by Snow Lion Sacred Ground describes two journeys: a journey outward to specific pilgrimage places in Eastern Tibet; and a journey inward, to the sacred world of tantra, accessible through contemplation and meditation. It sheds light on Himalayan Buddhists' concepts of sacred land, places of pilgrimage in tantric Buddhism, and how pilgrimage is undertaken. It enhances our appreciation of the world and its sacred aspect everywhere first and foremost, wherever we sit now. On the basis of a judicious choice of rare Tibetan texts, translated here for the first time, correlating inner and outer pilgrimage, this book is of considerable value to the Buddhist practitioner. More ... | |
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SKY BURIAL by Blake Kerr, photos by John Ackerly, foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama, intro. by Heinrich Harrer 186 pp. #SKBU - regular price $ 12.95 Our Price $10.36 Published by Snow Lion "Sky Burial is the distilled truth-- alternately tragic, hilarious, and rousing--of two young Americans' exposure to the joyous spirit of the Tibetan people and their courageous struggle to survive under the brutal subjugation of Chinese communist rule. It is a vivid portrait of a critical moment in Tibet's modern history. An evocative, endearing, and invaluable book."-- John Avedon, author ofIn Exile from the Land of Snows More ... | |
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TALES OF THE TURQUOISE: A Pilgrimage in Dolpo by Corneille Jest 190 pp., line drawings, 2 maps. #TATU - regular price $ 12.95 Our Price $6.47 Published by Snow Lion In the early spring of 1961, Dr. Jest undertook a three-week circumambulation of the valley in the company of Tibetans, visiting temples, shrines and sacred mountains. His companion Karma, an elderly nomad from Western Tibet and a gifted story-teller, punctuated the journey with traditional tales and his own reflections. | |
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FOOTPRINT: TIBET by Gyurme Dorje 878 pp. Approx. 5" x 8"--good size for briefcase or purse. #FOTI - $ 29.95 "The best guidebook on Tibet I have ever seen--also the most comprehensive."--Tibet Society More ... | |
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MAGIC AND MYSTERY IN TIBET by Alexandra David-Neel 321 pp., 32 illus. #MAMYTI - $ 12.95 A story of psychic exploration among the lamas and magicians of Tibet- a description of occult and mystical theories and psychic training with detailed instructions for tumo (yoga of heat control) and the creation of thought-projections. More ... | |
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MAPPING THE TIBETAN WORLD by Kotan Publishing 416 pp., 21 color photos, 280 maps, many b&w photos. #MATIWO - $ 23.95 With over 280 highly detailed, tried and tested maps, this is an excellent source of travel information to the Himalayas and all of Tibet, not just the TAR. It is a complete travel guide that provides the information needed for economic yet exciting visits to this region. More ... | |
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THE POWER PLACES OF CENTRAL TIBET: The Pilgrim's Guide by Keith Dowman 346 pp. Photos, maps, drawings. #POPLCE - $ 16.00 This book, based on a nineteenth-century guide for Tibetan pilgrims by the renowned Lama Jamyang Kyentse Wangpo, describes the location, site, relics and background of places of major and religious significance. To compile the guide, author Keith Dowman followed in Jamyang Kyentse's footsteps, visiting 150 temples, monasteries, sacred caves, lakes and mountains. Some of these are easily accessible to tourist groups; others have to be reached on foot--and others have rarely been visited by foreigners. Packed with information on pilgrimage routes in Tibet, the book provides geographical and historical information as well as trekking maps. | |
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REHEARSING ENLIGHTENMENT by David Ross Komito 210 pp., 19 b&w images. #REEN - regular price $ 19.95 Our Price $15.96 An engaging and deeply personal memoir inspired by the author's 7-month sojourn at Namgyal Monastery in Dharamsala, India and his intense meditation retreat focusing on the fierce deity Yamantaka. | |
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TIBET: Lonely Planet Travel Guide Lonely Planet series 360 pp. #TILOPL - regular price $ 26.99 Our Price $21.59 Packed with color photos and useful maps, the terrific guide includes:a trekking chapter that takes you on Tibet's most spectacular routes--walk in the footsteps of nomads, pilgrims and the conquerors of Everest; comprehensive coverage of the Tibetan plateau including western Sichuan and the gateway cities of Kathmandu and Chengdu; detailed transport information and over 50 maps; More ... | |
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THE YOGINS OF LADAKH: A Pilgrimage Among the Hermits of the Buddhist Himalayas by John Crook and James Low 420 pp., 75 b&w photos, hardbound edition. #YOLA - $ 29.95 In 1986 the authors investigated the meditational practices and philosophy of the yogins who live in the remote parts of Ladakh--adventurous journeys with these remarkable practitioners--an informative and enjoyable read. More ... | |