Nyima Drandul (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Preface. 1. The architecture of Gonpa Gang. 2. Unveiling a unique Nyingma Pantheon: the art of Gonpa Gang. 3. The Lama and the Nuns: A history of Kunzang Choling. Notes. Works cited. In Nepal's Mustang District, on the right bank of the Kali Gandaki river facing the large settlement of Tshug (Chusang), is a low hill known as Gönpa Gang, the "convent ridge." Standing on the ridge are the remains of a Buddhist site, Künzang Chöling. Until recently, nothing was known about the building beyond the fact that it had once been a nunnery, and it is hard now to imagine that a local ruler in the 17th century, awed by its majestic proportions and its exquisite paintings, exclaimed that it was "the jewel in the crown of the realm." This book brings to light a forgotten gem of Nepal's architectural and artistic heritage, while the archives of the community offer a window onto the lives of the lama who built it "as a blessing for the land," and of the nuns for whom it was a centre of spiritual activity for almost three centuries. (jacket).…

Hardcover. Condition: Neu. Dust Jacket Condition: Neu. 1. Auflage. X, 282 Seiten, MONUMENTA TIBETICA HISTORICA Abt. III: DIPLOMATA, EPISTOLAE ET LEGES (Hrsg. von Prof. Dr. Dieter Schuh und Dr. Christoph Cüppers) Band 16, Contents Preface VII Introduction 1 Tshognam' s place in Southern Mustang 2 The lamas of Tshognam 2 The Tshognam archives: an overview 6 Conventions for the presentation of Tibetan text 12 Weights and measures 14 Document Content Summaries 17 Lower Tshognam: 17 Upper Tshognam 20 Part One: The Archives of Lower Tshognam 25 Part Two: The Archives of Upper Tshognam 135 List of Nepali Terms in the Tshognam Documents 279 Bibliography 280.…