Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism /
Levenson, Claude B,
Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism / [print] foreword by the Dalai Lama ; text by Claude B. Levenson ; photographs by Laziz Hamani ; [translated by Nissin Marshall. - New York : Barnes and Noble, (c)2003. - 127 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm. - Symbols of religion series . - Symbols of religion series. .
Translation of: Les symboles du bouddhisme tibetain. "Glossary": pages 126.
The wheel of time -- The wheel of life -- The wheel of the law -- Red hats and yellow hats -- The stupa -- The prayer wheel -- Sacred mantra -- The rosary -- The Altar -- Musical instruments -- The sacred scarf -- Thunderbolt scepter and bell -- Ritual bowl and dagger -- The auspicious symbols -- Offerings -- The scripture and the texts -- Mudras -- The great prayer -- The masters of knowledge -- Master and disciple -- The protector of Tibet -- Tara Drolma -- The great protectors -- The fire ritual -- Monks and laity -- The meditator -- Pilgrimage -- The passage of death -- The Dalai Lama -- The lotus.
9780760742365
Buddhist art and symbolism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--Pictorial works.
Buddhist art and symbolism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
Spiritual life--Buddhism.
Buddhism--Rituals.--China--Tibet Autonomous Region
Buddhist art--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--Pictorial works.
BQ5115.H198.S963 2003
Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism / [print] foreword by the Dalai Lama ; text by Claude B. Levenson ; photographs by Laziz Hamani ; [translated by Nissin Marshall. - New York : Barnes and Noble, (c)2003. - 127 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm. - Symbols of religion series . - Symbols of religion series. .
Translation of: Les symboles du bouddhisme tibetain. "Glossary": pages 126.
The wheel of time -- The wheel of life -- The wheel of the law -- Red hats and yellow hats -- The stupa -- The prayer wheel -- Sacred mantra -- The rosary -- The Altar -- Musical instruments -- The sacred scarf -- Thunderbolt scepter and bell -- Ritual bowl and dagger -- The auspicious symbols -- Offerings -- The scripture and the texts -- Mudras -- The great prayer -- The masters of knowledge -- Master and disciple -- The protector of Tibet -- Tara Drolma -- The great protectors -- The fire ritual -- Monks and laity -- The meditator -- Pilgrimage -- The passage of death -- The Dalai Lama -- The lotus.
9780760742365
Buddhist art and symbolism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--Pictorial works.
Buddhist art and symbolism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
Spiritual life--Buddhism.
Buddhism--Rituals.--China--Tibet Autonomous Region
Buddhist art--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--Pictorial works.
BQ5115.H198.S963 2003