Jokhang Tibet`s most sacred Buddhist temple
Dorje, Gyurme
Jokhang Tibet`s most sacred Buddhist temple - London Tibet Charitable Trust 2010
"Part 1 presents Zhakabpa's detailed inventory to the great temple; Part 2 compiles historical sources illustrating its importance in Tibetan life; Part 3 draws upon early historical material to highlight the temple's geomantic origins, the inauguration of the Great Prayer Festival and the early wall painings in the Jokhang; Part 4 explores the temple's intricate Indo-Nepalese architecture; Part 5 illustrates 108 bronze images from the Jokhang repository"--Dust jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-280) and index.
Lying at the center of an ancient network of Buddhist temples in the Great Temple of Lhasa, the Jokhang Temple is the heart of spiritual and economic life in Tibet. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is the atmospheric focal point of Lhasa, from which bustling narrow lanes of commerce radiate outward in all directions.
9785000976920
2009934777
Gtsug-lag-khaṅ (Lhasa, China)--History.
Buddhist temples--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
Lhasa (China : District)--Religion.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--History.
BQ6349.L432 / G774 2010
Jokhang Tibet`s most sacred Buddhist temple - London Tibet Charitable Trust 2010
"Part 1 presents Zhakabpa's detailed inventory to the great temple; Part 2 compiles historical sources illustrating its importance in Tibetan life; Part 3 draws upon early historical material to highlight the temple's geomantic origins, the inauguration of the Great Prayer Festival and the early wall painings in the Jokhang; Part 4 explores the temple's intricate Indo-Nepalese architecture; Part 5 illustrates 108 bronze images from the Jokhang repository"--Dust jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-280) and index.
Lying at the center of an ancient network of Buddhist temples in the Great Temple of Lhasa, the Jokhang Temple is the heart of spiritual and economic life in Tibet. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is the atmospheric focal point of Lhasa, from which bustling narrow lanes of commerce radiate outward in all directions.
9785000976920
2009934777
Gtsug-lag-khaṅ (Lhasa, China)--History.
Buddhist temples--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
Lhasa (China : District)--Religion.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--History.
BQ6349.L432 / G774 2010