A Handbook Of Tibetan Culture : A Guide to Tibetan Centres and Resources Throughout the World

ISBN-13: 9781846043628 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 430 str.

Graham Coleman

Opis

The first encyclopedic reference guide to Tibetan cultural resources worldwide

Over the past nine years the Orient Foundation has compiled a database that brings together information onmore than600 Tibetan-related organizations throughtout the world. Compiled under the auspices of HH The Dalai Lama, this book provided comprehensive information about Tibetan Buddhism and culture for the general public including museums, teaching centers, retreat centers, and publications listed in a country-by-country gazetteer. It also provides background information on the four schools of Tibetan Biddhism, biographies of practicing Tibetan teachers, and a glossary of Tibetan terms."