Dalai Lamas, The: A Visual History
Brand: Serindia Publications, Inc
Edition: Illustrated
Binding: hardcover
Format: illustrated
Number Of Pages: 240
Release Date: 01-08-2005
Details: This is the first history in English of ALL the dalai lamas, each portrayed in text and illustrations. Essays contributed by 16 scholars illuminate the institutions of reincarnation and enthronement of the dalai lamas, interregna, panchen lamas, and their relations with the Chinese. The lives and work of the dalai lamas are illustrated from numerous and largely unpublished sources, including thangkas, statutes of individual dalai lamas, paintings in the Potala Palace, gifts of various dalai lamas to high dignitaries, such as Chinese emperors and Russian tsars, and photographs of the 13th & 14th Dalai Lamas from Tibetan, British, and Indian archives. * The first published biographical history of all 14 Dalai Lamas in English * 200+ colour illustrations include the works and documents of the Dalai Lamas * Texts contributed by experts on each individual
EAN: 9781932476224
Package Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.3 x 1.1 inches
Languages: English
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Dalai Lamas, The: A Visual History
Dalai Lamas, The: A Visual History
Brand: Serindia Publications, Inc
Edition: Illustrated
Binding: hardcover
Format: illustrated
Number Of Pages: 240
Release Date: 01-08-2005
Details: This is the first history in English of ALL the dalai lamas, each portrayed in text and illustrations. Essays contributed by 16 scholars illuminate the institutions of reincarnation and enthronement of the dalai lamas, interregna, panchen lamas, and their relations with the Chinese. The lives and work of the dalai lamas are illustrated from numerous and largely unpublished sources, including thangkas, statutes of individual dalai lamas, paintings in the Potala Palace, gifts of various dalai lamas to high dignitaries, such as Chinese emperors and Russian tsars, and photographs of the 13th & 14th Dalai Lamas from Tibetan, British, and Indian archives. * The first published biographical history of all 14 Dalai Lamas in English * 200+ colour illustrations include the works and documents of the Dalai Lamas * Texts contributed by experts on each individual
EAN: 9781932476224
Package Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.3 x 1.1 inches
Languages: English
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Brand: Serindia Publications, Inc
Edition: Illustrated
Binding: hardcover
Format: illustrated
Number Of Pages: 240
Release Date: 01-08-2005
Details: This is the first history in English of ALL the dalai lamas, each portrayed in text and illustrations. Essays contributed by 16 scholars illuminate the institutions of reincarnation and enthronement of the dalai lamas, interregna, panchen lamas, and their relations with the Chinese. The lives and work of the dalai lamas are illustrated from numerous and largely unpublished sources, including thangkas, statutes of individual dalai lamas, paintings in the Potala Palace, gifts of various dalai lamas to high dignitaries, such as Chinese emperors and Russian tsars, and photographs of the 13th & 14th Dalai Lamas from Tibetan, British, and Indian archives. * The first published biographical history of all 14 Dalai Lamas in English * 200+ colour illustrations include the works and documents of the Dalai Lamas * Texts contributed by experts on each individual
EAN: 9781932476224
Package Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.3 x 1.1 inches
Languages: English
