Buddhist Ritual Art of Tibet

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Michael Henss | BUDDHIST RITUAL ART OF TIBET

Tibetan Buddhist art is not only rich in figural icons but also extremely diverse in its symbols and ritual objects. This first systema c review is an abundantly illustrated reference book on Tibetan ritual art that aids our understanding of its dierent types and forms, its sacred meanings and ceremonial func ons. Over eighteen chapters, several hundred dierent implements are documented in detail, in many cases for the first me and o en in their various styles and iconographic forms: altar utensils and amulets, masks and mirrors, magic daggers and mandalas, torma sculptures and prayer objects, vajras and vo ve tablets, sacrificial vessels and oracle crowns, stupas and spirit traps, ritual vases, tex les, furniture, and symbolic emblems. These are accompanied by many historical and modern text sources, as well as rare oral material from high-ranking Tibetan masters. This long-awaited handbook is a must-have for all those with a profound interest in Buddhist art and religion.

ISBN 978-3-89790-567-2

9 783897 905672

Michael Henss

BUDDHIST RITUAL ART OF TIBET

A Handbook on Ceremonial Objects and Ritual Furnishings in the Tibetan Temple


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