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Wisdom and Compassion

Wisdom and Compassion

The Sacred Art of Tibet

by Marilyn M. Rhie and Robert Thurman
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/09/2000

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Illustrates, explains and celebrates 241 examples of Tibetan sacred art of the 9th to 12th centuries. The authors discuss the religious meaning and use of tangkas, Buddhist iconography and the aesthetics of tangka paintings, sculpture and mandalas.
ISBN:
9780810982048
9780810982048
Category:
Religion & beliefs
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-09-2000
Language:
English
Publisher:
Abrams, Inc.
Country of origin:
United States
Edition:
3rd Edition
Dimensions (mm):
304.8x234.95x34.92mm
Weight:
2.23kg
Robert Thurman

Robert Thurman is an internationally respected scholar and champion of the preservation of Tibetan culture.

A former Buddhist monk, he is currently Director of Tibet House in New York and the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University.

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