Bangkok: White Lotus, Date: 2001. This book presents unknown Tibetan Buddhist art and hitherto overlooked Sino-Tibetan lamaseries on the Silk Road fringes. Labrang Monastery in the Tibeto-Chinese borderlands, for instance, highlights the nexus between Tibet, East and Central Asia. Gansu, in the Sichuan part of Amdo, contains a wealth of local Tibetan cultural centers. The Ngawa Gelugpa realm and the last Jonangpa communities in Dzamthang, that have been greatly underestimated for centuries, are given the prominence they deserve. This work helps to dispel uninformed views that have been spread in the West. Detailed descriptions of the major historic sites facilitate the understanding of their development, and provide further guidance to find the sites and understand what can be seen there. One can prepare a tour to this region by getting knowledgeable about the extraordinary cultural monuments presented here. Serta, the world's largest Buddhist academy, virtually unknown, has impressive architectural features such as the Jonangchbrten and temple towers seen nowhere else in Tibet. These add to the hidden treasures of Amdo's revitalized Buddhist tradition. The region presented in this book is one of diversity in a highland realm that for long was neglected in respect of its historic and cultural importance. xx, 263 pp., 23 b&w and 190 colour plates, 13 maps and plans, notes, bibliography, glossary, index. *** PLEASE NOTE THIS VOLUME IS HEAVY AND MAY REQUIRE ADDITI ...

Bangkok: White Lotus Press, Date: 2001. Paperback. As New/no dj. 1.00. This book presents unknown Tibetan Buddhist art and hitherto overlooked Sino-Tibetan lamaseries on the Silk Road fringes. Labrang Monastery in the Tibeto-Chinese borderlands, for instance, highlights the nexus between Tibet, East and Central Asia. Gansu, in the Sichuan part of Amdo, contains a wealth of local Tibetan cultural centers. The Ngawa Gelugpa realm and the last Jonangpa communities in Dzamthang, that have been greatly underestimated for centuries, are given the prominence they deserve. This work helps to dispel uninformed views that have been spread in the West. Detailed descriptions of the major historic sites facilitate the understanding of their development, and provide further guidance to find the sites and understand what can be seen there. One can prepare a tour to this region by getting knowledgeable about the extraordinary cultural monuments presented here. Serta, the world�s largest Buddhist academy, virtually unknown, has impressive architectural features such as the Jonangchbrten and temple towers seen nowhere else in Tibet. These add to the hidden treasures of Amdo�s revitalized Buddhist tradition. The region presented in this book is one of diversity in a highland realm that for long was neglected in respect of its historic and cultural importance. 2001. White Lotus Press ISBN 9747534908 9789747534900 [US]

ISBN10: 9747534908, ISBN13: 9789747534900, [publisher: White Lotus, Bangkok,] Softcover XX, 263 Seiten / pp., mit zahlreichen Abbildungen / richly illustrated; Umschlag und Einband mit mnimalen Gebrauchspuren, insgesamt sehr schönes Exemplar / Jacket and cover with minimal traces of use, altogether in a very nice condition. *** Bücher ab 1 kg: Versandkosten in Nicht-EU-Länder auf Anfrage / Books more than 1 kg: Shipping fee to countries others than EU on request*** Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 880 4°, ca. 30 x 21 cm, kartoniert / Paperback
[Wenzenbach, Germany] [Publication Year: 2001]
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