Nepal

Die Hagiographie des La phyi ba Nam mkha’ rgyal mtshan (1372 bis 1437)

Eine Studie über das Leben eines tibetischen Heiligen

17 x 24 cm, 368 S., auf Tafeln, 1 Faltkarte, Leinen
98,00 €
in den Warenkorb zur Wunschliste

Die Lebensgeschichte eines Heiligen, der als Wiederverkörperung des bekanntesten tibetischen Eremiten rJe btsun Mi la ras pa gilt. Durch seinen mehr als drei Jahrzehnte langen Aufenthalt in La phyi, einem der bedeutendsten Orte für spirituelle Praxis, spiegelt sein Werdegang nicht …

By Gudrun Bühnemann with Transliterations and Translations from the Newari by Kashinath Tamot

The Life of the Buddha

Buddhist and Saiva Iconography and Visual Narratives in Artists’ Sketchbooks from Nepal

21 x 28 cm, 204 S., Schutzumschlag
49,90 €
in den Warenkorb zur Wunschliste

This book describes, analyses and reproduce line drawings from two manuscripts and a related section from a third manuscript. These are:
1. Manuscript M.82.169.2, preserved in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (circa late 19th century)
2. Manuscript 82.242-1-24, preserved in …

Building the Sherpa’s New Present in the Age of Globalization

The construction of a novel tradtion as well as a collective Sherpa identity in a new place through the performance of Tibetan Buddhist ritual celebrations: a close look at the present revitalisation of Sherpa Buddhism, culture, and society

21 x 28 cm, 288 S., Schutzumschlag
39,80 €
in den Warenkorb zur Wunschliste

The central concern of this book is a detailed examination of both the strategy and the means employed whereby the Sherpas have been successfully managing the creation of a novel tradition beyond the narrow confines of their traditional particularism and, …

Rare Texts from Tibet

Seven Sources for the Ecclesiastic History of Medieval Tibet

22,5 x 29,7 cm, 412 S., 20 Farbabb. auf 6 Tafeln, mit Lesebändchen, Gebunden
36,00 €
in den Warenkorb zur Wunschliste

A preliminary perusal of a puplished set of rare and old bKa’-brgyud-pa manuscript texts that recently surfaces in Lhasa - collected and published under the cover-title „dPal ’Bri gung bka’ brgyud kyi chos mdzod che mo“, The „Grand Dharma Trove …