Tibet in the Western Imagination

Tibet in the Western Imagination

Author: T. Neuhaus

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-08-07

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1137264837

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Neuhaus explores the roots of the long-standing European fascination with Tibet, from the Dalai Lama to the Abominable Snowman. Surveying a wide range of travel accounts, official documents, correspondence and fiction, he examines how different people thought about both Tibet and their home cultures.


Buddhist Symbols in Tibetan Culture

Buddhist Symbols in Tibetan Culture

Author: Loden Sherap Dagyab

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-03-29

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0861718100

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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 deep knowledge formed over thousands of years.