This unique guide to the sacred sights of Tibet is written by one of the leading western experts on Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism. Keith Dowman has lived for over 30 years in India and Nepal. This riveting and insightful account describes the many different strands of faith in Tibet and the sites and sacred power places. The book includes:-
descriptions of the sites sacred to the various Tibetan deities
* power places of the shamanic Bon people
* a gazetteer of information to guide the travellers to places not mentioned in any other guide book
This book provides an excellent insight into both ancient and modern Tibet and will become essential preparatory reading for any traveller to this fascinating country known as 'The Holy Land of Asia'.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Produkt-Hinweis
Klebebindung
Broschur/Paperback
Illustrationen
8 b/w plates (8pp), (inc maps)
Maße
Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 135 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7225-3375-8 (9780722533758)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Keith Dowman is the foremost British expert on Tibet. He has lived in India and Nepal for 30 years among refugee Tibetans, studying, translating, and teaching Tibetan Buddhism. He has also spent a long time in Tibet researching various books, and now spends his summers leading pilgrimage tours in Tibet. He has written 11 books including The Power Places of Central Tibet.
