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.
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