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Tibet: Life, Myth, Art

Michael Willis

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A fresh appraisal of this region's cultural legacy, Tibet is a treasure of images set against the broader background of Tibetan wisdom, spirituality, and mythology. The book explores themes that have long preoccupied the popular imagination: the intricate, multicolored Manadalas, which represent a vision of the entire, unfolding universe; the hero-saints, who traveled through Tibet fighting the spirits of the mountains and valleys; the Dalai Lamas, eternally reborn incarnations of the great bodhisativa of compassion; and the ferocious, sword-wielding, multilimbed gods who act as guardians to the land and its religions. With a foreword written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a wealth of specially commissioned artworks and magnificent full-color photographs, Tibet is a superb pictorial record of one of the world's most fascinating cultures. Based on the latest research, it reveals the broad repertoire of Tibetan symbols and motifs and presents the art of Tibet from its monumental temples to its exquisitely detailed statues of Buddhas, deities, and saints.

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Other editions: Softcover - 2010, Hardcover - 2009, Softcover - 2009, Softcover - 2009, Softcover - 2008, Softcover - 2007, Softcover - 2006, Softcover - 2006, Softcover - 2006, Softcover - 2006